LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A man has been arrested after two passengers in a vehicle he was driving died during a car accident in Leavenworth County.
KMBC-TV reports a 20-year-old suspect was arrested and faces charges connected to the incident. Police say his charges will be announced after his first court appearance.
According to authorities, 29-year-old Jesse Aldrich and 34-year-old Justin Wilson were pronounced dead at the scene after the car they were traveling in hit a tree Sunday morning. Police say they were on County Road 1 near the Kansas River Bridge.
The TV station identifies the driver as William Wilson.
© Associated Press
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