Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office: Fatality Accident On April 25

Wichita KS

27 April, 2022

2:59 PM

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Press release from the Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office: April 26, 2022 MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: APRIL 26, 2022 AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3880 CONTACT: LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK At approximately 9:26 P.M. on April 25, 2022, a 2011 Chevy Impala struck a pedestrian in the 12000 block of east 31st Street South. The driver of the Chevy was westbound on 31st Street South. The pedestrian was walking a dog, westbound on the north edge of the roadway. The 44-year-old female pedestrian, Melissa Mertes of Wichita, died at the scene. The dog she was walking also died at the scene. This press release was produced by the Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.