SEDGWICK COUNTY —One person died from injuries in an accident that occurred just before 1:30p.m. Wednesday in Sedgwick County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Peterbilt semi driven by Nicholas James Butera, 26, Boynton Beach, Florida, was stopped on the right shoulder of Interstate 235 just south of Kansas 42.
The semi moved left into the right lane and began accelerating northbound up to interstate speeds. A northbound 2007 Chevy Express Cargo van driven by Levi Louis Hauserman, 37, Wichita, was unable to stop in time and struck the rear left corner of semi's trailer.
EMS transported Hauserman and a passenger in the van Justin R. Higgins, 49, Wichita, to Ascension via Christi St. Francis. Just before 6p.m. Higgins was pronounced deceased. Butera was not injured. Hauserman and Higgins were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.