WAVERLY – A 26-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy from New Strawn were killed Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on I-35 in Osage County. Krystal Smith was driving south on I-35 about four miles north of Waverly when her Jeep SUV went into the center median, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Smith tried to bring the vehicle back onto the road but overcorrected, causing the SUV to overturn several times before coming to rest on its wheels in the west ditch, the highway patrol said. Smith and a passenger, Cory Sheppard, were both killed. Two other children who were passengers, Christian Smith, 9, and Donavan Krutchfield, 6, both of New Strawn, were injured and were both taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. The highway patrol said they were all wearing seat belts or safety restraints.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.
