SPRING HILL — A 44-year-old Lane woman was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on U.S. 169 at 199th Street north of Spring Hill. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Rita Fermyn was killed when her car was rear-ended by a pickup driven by Tommy Nickell, 40, Parker. Troopers said she was driving north on U.S. 169 when she stopped at a traffic light. Nickell had fallen asleep and slammed into the back of her car, troopers said. Nickell was taken to Olathe Medical Center. A passenger in Fermyn’s car, Kyle Fermyn, 20, Lane; was taken to Overland Park Regional Hospital. A pickup driven by Jimmy Brown, 61, Paola, was damaged by debris from the crash, troopers said. He wasn’t injured.
Thursday, May 26, 9 a.m.
