Women Driving Under the Influence Damages Rural Cemetery In Kansas

An accident at a cemetery in rural Barton County on Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Great Bend woman.

According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 3:42 p.m., Great Bend resident Judy Shaw- Nitzel was driving a 1989 GMC pickup truck, when she struck the entryway to Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, located on NW 50 Road, just west of Highway 281. Nitzel was not injured in the accident, but following the collision, attempted to flee the scene, walking westbound on NW 50 Road, before being arrested by the Barton County Sheriff’s Department.

Nitzel was booked into the Barton County Jail on $1000 bond for Driving Under the Influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and for failure to report an accident. Estimated cost of damages to the Cemetery is unknown at this time.