CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Wednesday in Chautauqua
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Mustang driven by Eric M. Mertes, 41, Chautauqua, was eastbound on U.S. 166 at Road 14. The car traveled off the roadway to the north, struck a culvert, went airborne and rolled.
Mertes was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Dickens Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.