Great Bend, KS : Kansas deputy, wife dead in motorcycle wreck in Great Bend on Saturday, August 16, 2014
A Kansas jail deputy whose wife was fatally injured when a trailer hit their motorcycle has also died of his injuries.
The Hutchinson News reports the Reno County sheriff's office confirmed that 27-year-old Shawn Schellinger died Sunday at a Wichita hospital. His wife, Danielle Schellinger, died late Saturday, several hours after the crash.
The collision happened Saturday in Great Bend when a trailer carrying a lawnmower became disconnected from a pickup truck and hit the couple's motorcycle.
No arrests were made, but Great Bend police said the investigation was continuing.
The Schellingers had two children, ages 5 and 7. Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson said Shawn Schellinger joined his department about a year ago.
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Kansas deputy, wife die of injuries suffered when trailer hits their motorcycle