FORT SCOTT A Stark teenager was killed in a three-vehicle accident south of Fort Scott Wednesday.
Hunter Dean Kovacic, 15, was northbound on U.S. 69, about five miles south of Fort Scott, when the pickup he was driving crossed the center line, according to the Kansas Highway patrol.
Kovacics pickup sideswiped a southbound pickup driven by Anthony D. Alexander, 57, Parkville, Mo., before crashing head-on with a southbound tractor-trailer rig driven by Billy S. Rabbit, 40, Pryor, Okla.
Kovacic, who would have been a sophomore this year at Erie High School, was declared dead at the scene. Rabbit was taken to Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott for his injuries.
Alexander was uninjured.
Troopers said it was unknown if Kovacic was wearing a seat belt. Both Rabbit and Alexander were properly buckled.
