Jake Flores, 34, killed when vehicle strikes him on K-68 in Ottawa, Kansas
Police investigating fatal accident in Ottawa
Police say a 2000, Jaguar driven by 69-year-old Andrew Spisak, of Wellsville, was traveling east on K-68 when he struck 34-year-old Jake Flores, of Houstonia, Missouri, who was walking east in the roadway.
Law enforcement investigating man's death on K-68
Another person walking near Flores was not struck and uninjured, the release said.
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