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Two killed in overnight head-on crash on Interstate 35 in Kansas, highway patrol says

Two people were killed following a head-on crash overnight Saturday on Interstate 35 near Ottawa, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The driver of a 2011 Jeep Patriot was driving south in the northbound lanes when it struck a 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle head-on just after midnight 2 1/2 miles east of Ottawa on I-35, according to the highway patrol crash report.

The driver of the Jeep was identified as Samuel D. Caldwell, 20, of Overland Park. The driver of the Volkswagen was identified as Kaitlen E. Riley, 19, of Concordia.

Cortlynn Stark
The Kansas City Star
Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.
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