Fatal accident reported at I-70 near K-7

A fatal accident was reported at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, on I-70 near K-7, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Ford Focus was westbound on I-70 when the driver lost control on snowpacked and icy roads, the trooper’s report stated.

The Focus then struck a Chevrolet Tahoe that was abandoned on the outside shoulder, the report stated.

The driver of the Focus, Gretchen Gosch, 33, of Roeland Park, Kansas, died in the accident, the trooper’s report stated.

The Tahoe was unoccupied.