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Leavenworth residents identified as crash victims

KCKPDKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man and a woman killed in a fiery crash in Kansas City, Kansas.

Police on Monday said the victims were 65-year-old Howard C. Levite and 47-year-old Erica L. Cortez, of Leavenworth.

They died early Friday when their speeding vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree stump and caught on fire.

The accident remains under investigation.

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