OSAGE COUNTY —Authorities investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred just after 8p.m. Monday in Osage County have identified the victim as Robin G. Williams, 64, Topeka, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
A 2021 Freightliner semi driven by Bilal Taskaya, 59, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, was northbound on U.S. 75 one mile north of U.S. 56. The semi struck Williams who was in the middle of the roadway.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. North and southbound lanes of U.S. 75 were shut down temporarily as the KHP investigated. The highway reopened just after midnight Tuesday.