(KAIR)--Names are made public following a fatal crash in Platte County Friday afternoon.
The Platte County Sheriff's Office identifies the dead as Mary Manthe, of Leavenworth.
The 70-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle driven Leavenworth resident David Folks-Manthe. He suffered serious injuries in the crash, requiring transport to an area hospital.
The Sheriff's Office says the wreck happened around 12:30, when the vehicle was westbound on Jones-Meyer Road, near Baker Ridge Circle
The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle left the roadway, went airborne, and struck a large tree.
The cause of the deadly wreck remains under investigation.
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