SHAWNEE COUNTY – A soldier based at Fort Riley died in an accident just after 2a.m. on Sunday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Kia Sorento driven by Fernando Osornio, 29, Kansas City, was eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Wannamaker.

The Kia struck a 2007 Honda Civic driven by Corey R. Jackson, 27, Newark, OH., head-on.

A passenger in the Honda Pfc. Coral Lynn Clark, 24, based at Fort Riley, and originally from Fort Worth, TX, was transported to Stormont Vail where she died.

Osornio and Jackson were also transported to Stormont Vail.
All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Clark was a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to the First Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade and arrived at Fort Riley in September 2024.

“She was a model Soldier and an inspiration to her peers and superiors alike through her work ethic and her singing, “ said Lt. Col. Clint E. Tracy, the brigade’s rear provisional commander.

Clark joined the Army in March 2014. She had not deployed. Her awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

The accident remains under investigation.