A fatal crash that occurred Tuesday morning on the east edge of Hiawatha in Brown County is under investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Authorities said the crash occurred at 9:11 a.m. when a 1995 Honda Civic that was traveling west in the eastbound lane of US-36 highway struck an eastbound semi-trailer head-on.
The crash killed the Honda’s driver, identified as Nathan Cortez, 32, of Hiawatha.
Cortez was taken to Hiawatha Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The patrol said he wasn’t ...