HUTCHINSON– Reno County law enforcement officers are investigating an accident that sent a Kansas man to jail and another to the hospital.

Police reported a vehicle driven by John Smith of Hutchinson was northbound on Washington Street in Hutchinson just before 2 a.m. on Saturday. The vehicle ran the stop sign at 5th Street.

The vehicle collided with another driven by an unknown individual. That vehicle then struck a pedestrian Christopher Wells, 36, Hutchinson.

Wells was first transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment and later taken to a Wichita hospital with a possible brain injury, but is expected to survive according to police.

The owner of the second vehicle was at the scene according to police. Another individual who fled the scene drove it. Police are still trying to locate that person.

Smith is jailed with a bond of $5,250 on charges of aggravated battery and DUI. He is to make a first appearance in court on Monday.