JUNCTION CITY, KS. (THECOUNT) — Seth Moreland, 41, of Caney, was fleeing from law enforcement Wednesday when his pickup truck re-entered Interstate 70 traveling the wrong way and collided head-on with a Cadillac SUV. The crash near Junction City in Geary County killed Moreland and the Cadillac’s driver, Diane Lister, 62, of Chapman.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Geary County Sheriff’s Office was pursuing a westbound Ford F-150 when the pickup exited I-70 near the Washington Street interchange and re-entered the interstate traveling the wrong way. The truck then struck a Cadillac XT5 SUV head-on in the interchange area.
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Moreland was driving the Ford pickup, while Lister was behind the wheel of the Cadillac. Both drivers suffered fatal injuries, according to the highway patrol’s crash report. Neither vehicle carried any additional occupants.
Authorities have not publicly stated why deputies were pursuing Moreland before the collision.
Lister was from Chapman, a community in Dickinson County, west of Junction City. A friend identified her on Facebook as the owner of Lucky Charm Quilts, a quilting business in Chapman. The Better Business Bureau also lists Lister as a partner with the business.
The fatal crash occurred on westbound I-70 at approximately milepost 296.9, just east of the Washington Street exit in Junction City. The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the collision.
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