FORD COUNTY – A Kansas woman died in an accident just after 7a.m. on Tuesday in Ford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Dodge Charger driven by trooper Dillon S. Keller, 24, Dodge City, was responding to an accident on U.S. 50 at Road 130 in Ford County.

The Trooper was eastbound on U.S. 50 with lights and siren activated near the Spearville Truck Stop.

A 1999 Freightliner semi driven by Larry Weimer, 71, St. John, was exiting from the truck stop to go eastbound on US 50.

The State Trooper took an evasive action to avoid the semi and drove on the eastbound shoulder while hard braking.

The State Trooper corrected back onto the eastbound lane, crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2007 Chrysler Sebring driven by Lucinda Lampe, 59, Offerle, that was slowing or stopping on the westbound shoulder.

The Sebring was pushed backwards and it hit a 2004 Chevy HHR driven by Brian S. Herbert, 49, Dodge City, that was behind it.

Lampe was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

Keller was transported to Western Plains Medical Center.

Weimer and Herbert were not injured.
All four were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

The accident investigation shut down U.S. 50 between Dodge City and Kinsley for several hours on Tuesday.

The Ford County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate the accident.