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Trooper: Northeast Kan. teenager dies in single-car wreck

FatalOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Troopers say a northeast Kansas teenager has been killed in a single-vehicle accident.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Jonah Wheeler of Gardner died Sunday after losing control of his car while driving on Interstate 35. Troopers say Wheeler was driving south when his Honda Civic spun into the median and struck a pole.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers say he wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

 

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