MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: AUGUST 26, 2021
AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS
TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3900
CONTACT: LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK
On August 26, 2021, at 7:32 A.M., deputies were dispatched to a vehicle injury accident involving a pedestrian near the intersection of 103rd Street South and Country Walk Lane. During the collision investigation deputies learned an eastbound Lexus SUV driven by a 45 year old female struck a 16 year old male walking southbound in a marked crosswalk west of the intersection.
The pedestrian was transported by EMS to a local hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Lexus was not injured.
The circumstances of the collision are under investigation.
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