Debris in the roadway is being blamed for causing a crash that injured one person Monday afternoon on Interstate 70 in Geary County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Neal Wheatley of Chapman was driving eastbound in his 2019 Dodge Caravan near mile post 292 when he braked suddenly to avoid a ladder spotted in the right lane. As he braked, his van was rear-ended by a 2015 Subaru Outback, driven by 42-year-old Kyle Olson, of Yorktown, Virginia.

Wheatley was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Junction City with minor injuries. Olson had no apparent injuries.

Police say Wheatley was not wearing a seat belt

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A 29-year-old Alma woman was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after strong winds pushed her vehicle off the roadway in Wabaunsee County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 2:25 p.m. Nov. 29 on Southtown Road, just north of K-99. Troopers say the driver, identified as Chestina N. Randles, was traveling north when a gust of wind blew her 2015 Dodge Durango off the road. The SUV went about 20 feet down an embankment and landed on its passenger side.

Randles was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected minor injuries. She was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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A Manhattan woman was seriously injured early Wednesday after being struck by a truck while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk, according to police.

Officers responded to the intersection of 11th Street and Moro Street at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Oct. 9, where they found Madison Asbury, 19, had been hit by a 2019 Ford F-350. The truck was driven by Michael Smith, 25, also of Manhattan.

Asbury was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with serious injuries.

Smith fled the scene but was located and arrested about 30 minutes later in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. He was booked into the Riley County Jail on charges of aggravated battery and failure to stop at an accident. His bond was set at $12,000, and he remains confined as of Thursday.

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Two women from Kentucky were taken to the hospital Friday evening after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Leea S. Brown of Morganfield was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer westbound near the Flintview Road overpass around 7:32 p.m. when the SUV struck the right guardrail. Brown then overcorrected, hitting the left guardrail before coming to rest in the left lane.

Brown and a passenger, 31-year-old Victoria L. Pruitt of Henderson, Kentucky, both reported possible injuries and were transported to Stormont Vail Hospital. A third passenger, a 6-month-old girl from Kansas City, Kansas, was not injured.

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Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday after a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 24 west of U.S. 59.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 11 a.m. when 56-year-old Dwight O. Mewes of Ogden was riding a 2017 Harley-Davidson westbound on U.S. 24. Mewes reportedly braked for a vehicle in front of him, lost control of the motorcycle, and slid into an eastbound Nissan Frontier.

Mewes was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka with suspected serious injuries.

A passenger in the pickup also sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Stormont Vail. The driver of the pickup was not injured.

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A Manhattan man was hospitalized Tuesday after being struck by a car.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened just after 10:30 p.m. at K-18/Fort Riley Blvd and South 5th Street. Officials say a Toyota Avalon driven by 61-year-old Penny Peterson, of Junction City was eastbound when her vehicle struck 30-year-old Manuel Fischer, who entered the roadway from the north.

Fischer was transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka with a suspected serious injury.

Peterson was not injured.

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One person was killed and two others were injured in a head on crash Tuesday morning on I-70 in Wabaunsee County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a westbound SUV crossed the median, colliding with an eastbound pickup. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old Kimberly Terhune, of Maple Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said she was not wearing a seat belt.

The occupants of the pickup, 73-year-old Mark Robb and 75-year-old Judith Robb, of Manhattan, sustained injuries. Judith’s injuries were said to be more serious.

Both were transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.

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One person was injured Sunday evening following a head on crash near Junction City High School.

According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger car and a pickup collided at the intersection of K-18 and North Ritter Road at around 6 p.m. Authorities say the driver of the passenger car, Jeremias Wilcox, of Junction City, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, causing the crash.

The other driver, Joshua Zumbrunn, of Wakefield, was transported to Stormont Vail for medical evaluation.

No further information was provided.

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One person was injured Sunday evening following a head on crash near Junction City High School.

According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger car and a pickup collided at the intersection of K-18 and North Ritter Road at around 6 p.m. Authorities say the driver of the passenger car, Jeremias Wilcox, of Junction City, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, causing the crash.

The other driver, Joshua Zumbrunn, of Wakefield, was transported to Stormont Vail for medical evaluation.

No further information was provided.

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A St. Marys woman was seriously injured Saturday in an accident in Jackson County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 56-year-old Carol Jacas was westbound on a rural county road near Highway 75 when she ran a stop sign, striking a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Sierra Phillips.

Jacas was transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka with suspected serious injuries. She was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck.

Phillips had five children under 10 in the vehicle with her. All six occupants were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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