Updated: Wednesday noon:
The accident on K-99 early Wednesday morning involved a fatality. The Kansas Highway Patrol has announced Nicole Chilcott, 34, of Westmoreland was originally taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka, but she now is listed as a fatality.
KHP indicates Chilcott was driving a Dodge Ram southbound on K-99 when it went left of center and into the northbound lane, leaving the roadway with no sign of braking or evasive maneuver. The vehicle jumped a culvert and struck a tree on the front left side of the vehicle.
The accident was reported at 6:39 a.m. On K-99 milepost 182, or 378 feet south of Marten Road. Chilcott was wearing a seat belt. Her time of death is listed at 11:14 a.m.
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Earlier report
An injury accident has been reported on Highway 99 in Pottawatomie County, a couple miles north of Louisville and just south of Brush Creek. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the wreck occurred shortly before 7 a.m., and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Lifestar was called in and the Kansas Highway Patrol is working the accident.
A Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department official indicated one vehicle was involved with one apparent victim. Traffic control points have been set up around the crash site.
