Automobile Accidents

• Man Falls Out Of Car On Kansas Turnpike

  Chrissie Cole | March 24, 2010 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A man suffered serious head injuries and road rash after he fell from a moving vehicle near the East Topeka turnpike toll booth, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to the east gate of...

• Snow Driving Tips for Kansas City Residents

  Rick Vandever | December 30, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, KS

  I was checking out the weather channel this morning and ran across a list of snow driving tips. Among their recommendations: Driving safely on icy roads Decrease your speed and leave...

• Caldwell Man Killed In Crash With Semi-Truck

  Chrissie Cole | September 27, 2009 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Caldwell man was killed late on U.S. 166 late Friday night after his vehicle collided with a semi-truck, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Russell Engel, 46, was transported to Via...

• Pedestrian Injured In Hit And Run

  Chrissie Cole | August 23, 2009 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A pedestrian was struck and injured in a hit and run accident in Junction City Sunday early morning. William Head, 24, of Manhattan, was walking along the 1000 block of East 6th Street, just...

• Boy Struck By Car In Crosswalk Accident

  Chrissie Cole | May 17, 2009 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A boy, 7, was injured in a pedestrian accident when a 2008 Ford Taurus proceeded through the crosswalk at Mauring and Ridgeway despite a guard wearing a reflective vest and displaying a stop...

• Wichita Teen Killed; Sun May Be Factor In Crash

  Chrissie Cole | February 26, 2009 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A 15-year-old Wichita boy was struck and killed while running in a crosswalk. According to Wichita Police, the sun’s glare apparently kept the driver from seeing the teen in the road. He...

• Topeka Man Dies In Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 11, 2009 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Wet weather is likely the cause of car crash that claimed the life of a 72-year-old Topeka man on Wednesday morning near Junction City, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. While driving on...

• Wichita Woman Injured In Car Accident

  Tom Warner | September 19, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Wichita woman was injured in a car accident last week when the van she was driving collided with a pickup truck. The crash occurred on highway 254 when the driver of the pickup attempted to pass the van.The pickup was driven by a 16-year-old from Benton.The driver of the van, Elaine Hauser, 62, of Wichita, then lost control, causing the van to roll two full turns before coming to rest in the...

• Wichita Woman Killed in Devastating Collision

  Chrissie Cole | September 07, 2007 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Wichita woman on her way home from work, was killed in a horrific two-vehicle collision on Friday morning. The woman, 36, of Wichita, was traveling south in her 2002 Honda Accord on US 81 around the curve when authorities believe she over-corrected, causing the vehicle to "power slide," (also know as drifting light) which left her car sideways on the roadway.A man, 71, of Wellington, driving a...

• Riley County Crash Leaves Three Injured

  Matthew Bergmann | June 05, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A three-vehicle crash in Riley County early this morning left three people injured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol two of the three people injured were seriously hurt and required immediate medical attention. At approximately 6:30 am today, Bruce Stroud, 32, of St. Francis, was driving a 1984 Toyota truck south on K-18 highway when he tried to make a left turn onto Walnut Street at...