PrISUm were driving north on Interstate 335, a part of the Kansas Turnpike, at about 8 a.m. The trailer then jackknifed, causing the ISU-owned van to go into the ditch. The van went through a fence and slid on its side into a tree. Kansas State Trooper Mark McCune was the first officer on the scene. Stutzman is a sophomore in mechanical engineering.
Reports indicate that the weight of the trailer pulled the van off the road after the trailer slid.
The van was in a two-vehicle caravan following a Winnebago carrying eight other students. The Winnebago pulled over soon after the accident, McCarroll said. He said there was extensive damage to the van and solar car. Both vehicles and the trailer were taken to Brown's Super Service in Topeka. Brown said the solar car's chassis and solar panels are fine, but the fiberglass body is damaged.