HAMILTON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 2a.m. Sunday in Hamilton County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Nissan Altima driven by Ronny A. Gavarrete, 18, Syracuse, Kansas, was eastbound on U.S. 50 approximately five miles west of Syracuse.
The car crossed the centerline, left the road to the north, traveled over a guardrail, became airborne, struck a cement retaining wall of the bridge and caught fire.
Gavarrete was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Fellers Funeral Home. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.