SALINE COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 4 a.m. Thursday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1992 Chevy Cavalier driven by Michael Rudroff, 29, Rolla, Missouri, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Hedville Road.

The car left the roadway and came to rest underneath the bridge.

A passenger Stacy Crader, 44, Tipton, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rudroff was transported to the hospital in Salina. They were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

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