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Jury trial set for man charged in fatal Jefferson Co wreck

By Greg Bebermeyer

08/22/2023

Manuel Enriquez ( Credit: Jefferson Co Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A jury trial has been set for a Kansas City, Missouri man charged in connection with a head-on collision last November in Jefferson County that claimed the life of a Kansas Air National Guard airman.

According to court documents, Manuel Enriquez pleaded not guilty last week in Jefferson County District Court to a felony count of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and misdemeanor count of DUI.

A three-day jury trial was set beginning January 24, 2024.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Enriquez was driving a pickup truck on U.S. 24 Highway on November 12 when he crossed the center line and collided head-on with a car driven by 23-year-old Cheyanne Branson, of Diana, Texas.

Branson was pronounced dead at the scene. Enriquez was not hurt.

Branson served as a career development specialist with the Topeka-based 190th Air Refueling Wing for more than four years.

Enriquez remains free on a $150,000 bond.

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