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State files formal charges against Kansas man in fatal crash

Fatal May 12 accident in Reno County
Fatal May 12 accident in Reno County

HUTCHINSON -A Kansas man involved in a fatality accident has been formally charged by the state with vehicular homicide and having no insurance.

On May 12, Everette Hardy, 25, Hutchinson, was eastbound on 14th Avenue in Reno County.

He failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with southbound pickup driven by Jack B. Johnson, 80, at the intersection of Poplar Street, according to Police

Johnson was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries and was later transported to a Wichita hospital where he died on June 3.

Hardy was cited at the time for disobeying the stop sign, but now faces the much more serious charge.

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