A 66-year-old Kansas woman was killed Friday morning after a pickup truck crossed into her lane and struck her SUV head-on on U.S. Highway 169 northeast of Humboldt. The crash claimed the life of Sherry Montague McDown of Iola, leaving a teenager seriously injured.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the collision happened around 6:40 a.m. in Allen County, southeastern Kansas. McDown was driving a 2008 Toyota Highlander southbound when a northbound pickup crossed the center line and entered her lane.
The pickup, a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 15-year-old Tyler Binder of Beloit, struck McDown’s SUV head-on. The impact proved fatal for McDown, who died at the scene of the collision.
Binder also suffered serious injuries in the crash. Emergency personnel responded and transported him to Freeman West Health Center in Joplin, Missouri, where he was being treated for suspected serious injuries.
The crash happened along U.S. Highway 169, a major north-south route through the area. The highway passes through several communities in southeastern Kansas and carries regular traffic between towns across the region.
For McDown, the morning ended in a tragedy that took her life in a violent collision. She was 66 and lived in Iola, Kansas, before the crash occurred northeast of Humboldt.
The circumstances described by the Kansas Highway Patrol indicate that the Silverado crossed the center line before striking McDown’s vehicle. The two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions when the collision occurred.
The crash left one woman dead and a teenage driver seriously injured. McDown was pronounced dead following the collision, while Binder was taken to a Missouri medical facility for treatment.
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