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• Car Accident Claims Topeka Man

  Staff Writer | December 06, 2005 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Topeka resident was killed recently when the pickup he was riding in was struck by another car on US-75 about nine miles south of Holton. The driver of the other car, a Mayetta woman, was headed east on 158th road and failed to yeild to the pickup, according to authorities. The driver of the pickup, the driver of the other car, and a passenger of the other car were all taken to the hospital...

• Two Die in Collision near Independence

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:07 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Monday, two Cherryvale residents were killed in a car-semi collision east of Independence in Montgomery County. Gerald Steffen, 75 and Jeanette Steffen 68, were dead at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident, reported the Kansas Highway patrol. The report said Gerald Steffen was driving a 1996 Nissan pickup truck east on US-160 highway when he failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the path...

• Five Killed In Osage County Crash

  Matthew Bergmann | April 28, 2007 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Five people, including two toddlers and three adults were killed in Osage County, Kansas on Friday after two vans collided head-on. The accident occured on K-268, just east of US-75 highway. At this point, the only known survivor of the tragedy is a 5-year-old boy who was rescued by emergency services and sent to a hospital in Topeka, Kansas with non-life threatening injuries. The Kansas...

• Jefferson County Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Matthew Bergmann | July 21, 2006 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The intersection of US-59 and K-16 highways was the scence of fatal accident yesterday. Nathan High O'Neill (21)was pronounced dead at the scene after the motorcyle he was riding sturck the back end of a semitrailer. Tha accident occured about 10:34 a.m. when O'Neill, a Winchester native, was driving his motorcyle northbound on US-59 and merged to the southbound lanes to yield to a...

• Wichita Woman Injured In Car Accident

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

  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...

• Riley County Crash Leaves Three Injured

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

  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...

• Police Chase Ends in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 10:36 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A police chase led to a car accident in east Wichita on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Officers attempted to pull over a man for minor traffic violations but the driver sped away.The police chase didn't last very long. The driver crossed over the intersection at Webb and Center and crashed into another vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries and the suspect was caught while trying to run from the...

• Boy Struck By Car In Crosswalk Accident

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

  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...

• Hit And Run Leaves Man In Critical Condition

  Matthew Bergmann | April 26, 2007 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A dangerous intersection in North Topeka has claimed another victim as a man riding his bicycle was involved in a hit and run accident late Tuesday evening. Authorities have yet to identify the man, who suffer severe head injuries, but have confirmed that the incident took place in the 1300 block of N.W. Harrision. Apparently, a vehicle traveling northbound veered across the southbound lanes of...

• One Dead And Two Injured In Three Motorcycle Accidents

  Matthew Bergmann | April 18, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A rash of motorcylce accidents left one person dead and two others seeking medical treatment on Sunday. William John Moser, 57, a resident of Liberty, Mo, was killed in Leavenworth County when he lost control of his motorcycle and slid under an oncoming vehicle. The accident occured on Kansas Highway 5 at approximately 4:40 p.m. Authorities say that Moser, who had just purchased the the...