KHP identifies Lawrence woman killed on the South Lawrence Trafficway

Posted: July 21, 2013 - 8:41pm
Updated: July 22, 2013 - 5:02am

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A truck struck and killed a bicyclist Sunday evening on the South Lawrence Trafficway, also known as the Kansas Highway 10 Bypass.

Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers say the accident occurred just before 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of the K-10 Bypass and North 1350 Road, which becomes 27th Street in Lawrence.



A LifeStar air ambulance was dispatched to the scene but, was canceled after the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Highway Patrol's preliminary accident report has identified the bicyclist as Hayley M. Berrios, 29, of Lawrence, Kansas.

Troopers say the Berrios was crossing the K-10 Bypass on a bicycle, headed eastbound to 27th Street. A 1974 Chevrolet truck was traveling northwest on the Bypass when it struck and killed Berrios.

The driver of the truck has been identified as a Lawrence man, he was not injured.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports, the South Lawrence Trafficway was closed between Kasold Drive and the Clinton Parkway exit, near the entrance to Clinton State Park.

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