Man charged in deadly Fourth of July crash near Topeka lake

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A man has been charged in a deadly Fourth of July crash near a Topeka lake.

The Topeka Capital-Journal (https://bit.ly/2ceIBme ) reports that 33-year-old Jason Patterson is charged with involuntary manslaughter, or in the alternative, second-degree murder; driving under the influence and speeding.

Police say he struck 60-year-old Tara French near Lake Shawnee. She was rushed to a hospital where she died of her injuries.

Shawnee County Jail officials said Patterson was booked and released on bond Wednesday. It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney.

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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com