SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS. (THECOUNT) — Rebbecca Lynn Shields, of Newton, Kansas, has been identified as the victim in a Friday fatal vehicle crash in Sedgwick County.
Shields, 26, was killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a semi-tractor near Valley Center late Friday afternoon.
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According to reports, Shields was operating a 2007 Saturn Ion on Interstate 135 near East 101st Street North in Valley Center, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 3 p.m. Friday. The vehicle then came into contact semi-tractor hauling a trailer.
Shields was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
No one else was injured in the wreck.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second most populous county in Kansas – Wikipedia.