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Labette County Teen Dies in Crash

A Labette County teen is dead after hitting a piece of farming equipment Friday afternoon.

 

16-year-old Michael Weimer Jr. was driving south on Kiowa, southwest of Altamont, when his truck struck a spreader that had entered an intersection.

 

The fertilizer spreader was traveling westbound on 11000 when Weimer struck the passenger side of the spreader. Weimer was pronounced dead at the scene. 

 

The operator of the spreader, 46-year-old Sean Merrick of Cherryvale, sustained minor injuries. 

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