20 April 2023
KIOWA COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Highway Patrol said a Wisconsin man was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday in Kiowa County.
The crash happened on U.S. Highway 54, about 14 miles east of Greensburg, around 7:30 a.m.
The KHP says a semi stopped in the westbound lane of the highway. KHP troopers say a Chevy Tahoe tried to avoid the semi and drove left of center, into the eastbound lane, and onto the south shoulder. Investigators say a Chrysler Pacifica was heading east and tried to avoid the Tahoe by also driving onto the south shoulder. Both the Tahoe and Pacifica collided head-on.
Three people from Wisconsin were in the Tahoe. A passenger, 19-year-old Jaidyn Barz, was killed in the crash. The 18-year-old driver was transported to a Wichita hospital with serious injuries, and a 19-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital in Greensburg.
The 19-year-old driver of the Pacifica is from Washington, Kansas. He was taken to Pratt Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.