A 23-year-old Wichita woman was killed early Monday as she was attempting to cross Interstate 35 on the Kansas Turnpike in Wichita, authorities said.
The fatality victim was identified as Priscilla Dawn Smith.
According to the Kansas Turnpike Authority, Smith was attempting to cross the turnpike from east to west around 4:30 a.m. Monday when she was struck by a 2011 Dodge Ram 150 pickup truck traveling in the southbound lanes.
Smith was knocked from the roadway and taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced ...