A woman and her dog were killed in a traffic accident in south Wichita. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday night at 31st south and Greenwich, near Pawnee.
Police say Melissa Mertes, 44, was walking her dog westbound on the north edge of 31st, when a westbound Chevy Impala struck her. Mertes died at the scene. The dog also died.
A woman, 18, from Rose Hill who was driving the car was not injured.
The accident is under investigation.





