Kansas
One killed Thursday night in Rawlins County crash in northwest Kansas
ATWOOD, Kan. (WIBW) – A man was killed Thursday night in a one-car crash in Rawlins County in northwest Kansas, authorities said.
The crash was reported at 8:34 p.m. Thursday just west of K-25 highway on Atwood Cemetery Road. the location was just west of the city of Atwood.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s online crash log, a 1997 Ford passenger car was traveling east on Atwood Cemetery Road when for an unknown reason, it left the roadway to the right — or south — side, striking a concrete bridge pillar. The car then spun 90 degrees in a counter-clockwise direction and came to rest in the ditch facing north.
The driver, identified as Mitchell C. Howard, 20, of Bird City, was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said Howard was wearing his seat belt.
The patrol said Howard was alone in the car.
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