Oct 11, 2022

Funeral arrangements for Kansas deputy who died in crash

Posted Oct 11, 2022 4:55 PM
Deputy Sidnee Carter-photo courtesy Sedgwick Co. Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sidnee Carter-photo courtesy Sedgwick Co. Sheriff's Office

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Funeral arrangements have been announced for Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Sidnee Carter who died in an accident on Friday. 

The funeral is scheduled for 11a.m. Friday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N Socora Street in Wichita, according to a statement from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.

Graveside services will follow at Resthaven Cemetery, 11800 US-54, Wichita. 

Deputy Carter, 22, Bel Aire, was southbound in a 2016 Dodge Charger on 135th Street at 29th Street north one mile west of Northwest Wichita and Maize responding to a disturbance, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter.

A westbound 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Kelvin W. Burgett, 28, Prescott Valley, Arizona, failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the drivers side of the Dodge Charger, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Deputy Carter was pronounced deceased at the scene. EMS transported Burgett to a local hospital.

Deputy Carter had only worked in the field alone for a week, according to Sheriff Easter. She began field training this summer and completed that training Oct. 1. 

Deputy Carter had served the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for one and a half years in the Sedgwick County Detention Facility before transferring to the Law Enforcement Bureau in February 2022. She graduated the Law Enforcement Academy on July 21, 2022. 

Deputy Carter is survived by her parents, sisters and brothers.