Investigation continues in March 14 fatality

More than two months after a driver struck and killed a pedestrian outside a Kansas University fraternity and sorority party, the investigation into the wreck isn’t complete.

Devin Scott Emery, 20, Wichita, died early March 14 after being struck by a Chevrolet Suburban as he walked along U.S. Highway 24-40 near Teepee Junction. He had come to visit friends at KU and was outside a party celebrating the end of Rock Chalk Revue.

Ken McGovern, Douglas County undersheriff, said the Sheriff’s Office still was awaiting lab results from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which analyzes blood samples and other physical evidence for law enforcement agencies statewide.

Once the sheriff’s report is finished, it will be forwarded to Dist. Atty. Christine Kenney’s office for consideration of criminal charges.

Because the investigation is still open, sheriff’s officials have declined to identify the driver of the Suburban or to release details of the collision.

Politics

Cheney to visit K.C. to support Patriot Act

Kansas City, Mo. — Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to visit Kansas City on Tuesday to talk about the USA Patriot Act at a campaign event for President Bush’s re-election campaign.

Cheney is scheduled to arrive late Tuesday morning to speak at 11:15 a.m. at the KCI Expo Center, near the Kansas City International Airport.

Haskell

Playwright wins award

Haskell instructor Dianne Reyner won first place in the Grant K. Goodman Playwriting Awards at Kansas University for her play “Weaving the Rain.”

Reyner is working with Haskell’s Thunderbird Theatre and KU’S English Alternative Theatre to produce her play in the 2004 fall semester at Haskell.

A member of the Kiowa Nation, Reyner earned her baccalaureate degree in American Indian Studies at Haskell and later earned her master’s degree in Indigenous Nations Studies at KU. She teaches English at Haskell and theatre through UCLA’s Project HOOP Summer Workshop.

Gasoline prices

Pump Patrol seeks deals

The Journal-World has found gasoline prices as low as $1.94 a gallon at Presto Phillips 66, 602 W. Ninth St.

If you find a lower price, call the Pump Patrol at 832-7154.