A fatal accident was reported at 9:34 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, on I-70 in Leavenworth County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report.
A Jeep Liberty was westbound on I-70 east of the eastern terminal when, for an unknown reason, it traveled onto the shoulder, the trooper’s report stated.
The Jeep collided with the outside guardrail, then veered left and traveled across all westbound lanes, colliding with the inside barrier wall. The vehicle then overturned several times, ejecting the driver, according to the report.
The driver, Chelsie Faith Randel, 19, of Topeka, Kansas, died in the accident, according to the report.