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2 Kan. teens die when car crashes into a utility pole UPDATE

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead and two others are hurt after a Sedgwick County crash.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened early Wednesday afternoon when a car went off a road and struck a utility pole on the passenger side. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the victims were 17-year-old Derrick Burnett and 15-year-old Dontrez J. Williams. The 19-year-old driver and a 20-year-old passenger were taken to area hospitals.

Lt. Lin Dehning says investigators think speed played a role in the crash.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead and two others are hurt after a Sedgwick County crash.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened early Wednesday afternoon when a car went off a road and struck a utility pole on the passenger side. Sedgwick County sheriff’s Lt. Lin Dehning says the victims were 17- and 15-year-old passengers. The 19-year-old driver and a 20-year-old passenger were taken to area hospitals.

Dehning says investigators have talked to several witnesses. But authorities continue asking anyone who may have seen the crash to call 911.

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