SEWARD COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury accident just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Seward County that resulted in an arrest.

A 1997 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 25-year-old woman was westbound in the 600 Block of East 2nd Street in Liberal at a high rate of speed when she lost control, left the roadway and struck a fence before the vehicle rolled 1/4 time onto its side before coming to rest back on its wheels, according to Police Captain Robert Rogers.

When officers  arrived they located the driver trying to flee the scene in her vehicle.  She was taken into custody for alleged DUI, according to Rogers.

A 3-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy had been ejected from the vehicle and suffered minor injuries. They were treated and released on scene by Seward County EMS. A 5-year-old boy was found to not have any injuries. The driver and  two adults declined to be evaluated.  The driver was the only occupant properly restrained, according to Rogers.

The vehicle sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene. The Seward County Attorney is expected to file charges in the case.

By DAN MARGOLIES

In a ripple effect of the General Motors strike, now in its second week, 66 maintenance workers have been laid off from their jobs at the Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc., a commercial real estate firm that provides maintenance services at the plant, said in a letter to the United Auto Workers that the workers were “not deemed critical to operations during this period of labor unrest.”

“I can confirm that they are housekeeping-slash-janitorial suppliers at the plant,” said David Barnas, a GM spokesman.

Wednesday was the 10th day of the strike, the first nationwide walkout at GM since 2007 and already the longest against the company since 1970. Some 46,000 workers at more than 30 GM plants have walked off the job.

The Fairfax assembly plant employs more than 2,400 workers and produces the Chevy Malibu sedan and the Cadillac XT4 crossover SUV.

Jones Lang LaSalle filed a notice last week under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (Warn Act) that it was laying off the janitorial employees.

In its letter to the UAW, which was signed by managing director John M. Krieger, Jones Lang LaSalle also said that “(c)ompanies that are signatory to our agreement will also be laying off their UAW represented employees.”

It’s not clear what other companies the letter was referring to. But in addition to the Fairfax plant, the letter said that affected locations included GM assembly plants in Lansing and Lake Orion, Michigan, and a powertrain plan in Romulus, Michigan.

The layoffs at the Fairfax plant took effect on Sept. 16.

Dan Margolies is a senior reporter and editor in conjunction with the Kansas News Service. You can reach him on Twitter @DanMargolies.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect  in connection with theft of a Chevrolet Malibu and a Kymco moped in Salina.

On Thursday  a 26-year-old Salina man reported that early Wednesday morning, his 1989 GMC pickup was stolen from his residence in the 300 block of North 13th Street, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester. Several items, including a Hitachi roofing gun and a DeWalt cordless drill, were in the back of the pickup. Total loss was estimated at $2,275.

Just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a disturbance at a residence in the 300 block of North Phillips. According to Forrester, the Salina man whose pickup was stolen earlier in the day was at his residence Wednesday evening when he heard what he believed was his pickup.

When he looked out on the street, the man saw his pickup driving by. He got into another vehicle and followed the pickup to the residence in the 300 block of North Phillips, according to Forrester.

When the man confronted the white, redheaded woman driver, a man who was a passenger in the pickup jumped out and ran away.

When the man whose pickup was stolen attempted to get the woman identified as Ashlee Worley, 20, of Salina, out of the pickup, she allegedly punched him in the face.

Meanwhile, neighbors called the police because of what they believed to be a disturbance. The man was able to subdue the Worley until police arrived.

Through the investigation that followed, police were able to recover the Malibu that had been stolen on Friday, as well as the GMC pickup. The moped is still missing.

Police booked Worley on suspicion of two counts of felony theft, criminal threat, battery, criminal damage to property, misdemeanor theft and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.

Police continue to search for the suspect who fled from the pickup, according to Forrester.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — The former owner of a popular Mexican restaurant in Kansas City who was accused of raping two women has agreed to a plea deal.

Arturo Cabral, the former owner of El Patron, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count of felonious restraint and another felony count of attempted felonious restraint. He was originally charged with raping two women.

One of the women told police that Cabral drugged and raped her in 2015. The other woman said she was assaulted in 2016 while at a get-together at a Cabral’s house. She said her last memory was of talking to Cabral and his girlfriend. She said her next memory was of being assaulted.

As part of the plea, he’ll serve 10 years in prison, with credit for time served.