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Kansas man dies after SUV hits a bridge pillar

FatalAccident3WICHITA – A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1p.m. on Sunday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Toyota Rav4 driven by James G. Depriest, 63, Wichita, was entering south bound Interstate 135 from west bound Kellogg

The driver lost control on the entrance ramp. The vehicle left the roadway and struck the bridge pillar at south bound Interstate135 to eastbound U.S. 54.

Depriest was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Forensic Science Center

He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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