KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The president of the board of education of the Turner School District has died in a car accident in Kansas City, Kan.
     The Kansas City Star reports that (http://bit.ly/12Hcmxq) 36-year-old Randy Beery, who was also a major with the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department, died late Friday when the car he was in veered off a road and hit a tree. He was not on duty at the time of the crash.
     Turner board member Sherrie Watkins-Alvey said Saturday that Beery was a great leader and his death is a tragedy for his family and the district.
     The Kansas Highway Patrol says the one-car accident occurred about 10:45 p.m. when Beery lost control of car on packed snow.
      Beery died at the scene. A passenger has been hospitalized with injuries.