GEARY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a suspect in connection with a fatal, Kansas traffic accident.

Just after 4 p.m. on April 7, a 2008 Mazda passenger car driven by Kevin T. Runions, 27, a soldier at Fort Riley from Lincoln, NE., ran the stop sign at Interstate 70 a mile east of Marshall Field and hit a 2008 Toyota passenger car driven by Ronald L. Montgomery, 81, Manhattan, that was exiting the interstate and had the right of way.

Montgomery and a passenger Marlene Montgomery, 78, Manhattan, died as the result of injuries from the crash.

Runions, a healthcare specialist at Fort Riley, was treated and released at Irwin Army Community Hospital.

Deputies arrested Runions on May 27, according to the Geary County Sheriff’s Department Detention Center.

He is being held on suspicion of Involuntary Manslaughter While Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs.