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One Killed, One Injured in Dickinson County Crash Wednesday Evening

October 22, 2026 traffic, crash, Kansas Highway Patrol
One Killed, One Injured in Dickinson County Crash Wednesday Evening

A Solomon woman was killed Wednesday evening when a car struck her and her parked vehicle while she was getting her mail along Solomon Road in Dickinson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.

The crash happened at 7:54 p.m. in the 2600 block of Solomon Road, about 0.1 mile south of 2700 Avenue.

According to the KHP log, a 2024 Nissan Rogue was southbound on Solomon Road when it pulled in front of a residence and stopped in the northbound lane, facing south. The driver got out of the Rogue to get mail from the mailbox. A 2013 Honda Civic traveling north on Solomon Road approached the stopped Rogue, swerved to the right, struck the Rogue and its driver who was outside the vehicle, and came to rest in the east ditch.

Katherine R. Worthen, 80, of Solomon, the driver of the Rogue, was killed in the accident.

Mary J. Miles, 74, of Abilene, a passenger in the Rogue, was listed with no apparent injury.

Andrea D. Macoubrie, 47, of Clay Center, the driver of the Civic, was listed with a suspected minor injury and was taken to Memorial Health System.


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