accident – Hays Post Archive

Two dead after accident at U.S. 183, Feedlot Road

Posted on April 19, 2014April 19, 2014

Two people are dead after an accident at 7:30 p.m. Friday north of Hays.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Dodge pickup driven by Jesse D. Pfannenstiel, 40, Woodston, was westbound on Feedlot Road when it reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign.

The KHP said the truck was hit on its driver’s side by a 2004 Dodge pickup driven by Kari Neilson, 24, Garfield. Neilson’s vehicle was northbound on U.S. 183.

Pfannenstiel and a passenger in Neilson’s truck — Justin Kennedy, 26, Greensburg — were killed in the accident, the KHP said.

Neilson and a second passenger in her truck — a 3-year-old boy — were taken to Hays Medical Center for treatment.

Pfannenstiel and Kennedy were taken to Brock’s North Hill Chapel, Hays.

Interstate 70 accidents send several to hospital

Posted on January 5, 2014

The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to three accidents Saturday in Sherman County.

At 2:48 p.m. Saturday, a 1999 Jeep Cherokee driven by Jacob B. Gardner, 36, Bloomington, Ind., was westbound on Interstate 70 10 miles west of Goodland in the passing lane when the vehicle hit a patch of ice and went into the median. The Jeep rolled once and came to rest on its wheels.

Gardner and a passenger, Sarah S. Freeman, 22, Bloomington, were transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

Gardner was wearing a seat belt, while Freeman was unrestrained, the KHP said.

At 5:31 p.m. Saturday, a 2006 Toyota 4Runner, driven by Godoy Aldaberto Mendoza, 61, Burbank, Calif., was westbound on I-70 5 miles west of Goodland in the passing lane when it struck an unoccupied parked tow truck in the median. The tow truck had emergency lights on.

Mendoza was transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center, along with passengers Blancha Mendoza, 50; Maria Mendoza, 17, and Ashley Mendoza, 11. All were wearing safety belts, the KHP reported.

At 5:16 p.m. Saturday, a 2002 Jeep SUV was westbound on I-70 5 miles west of Goodland when it struck an icy patch and rolled, coming to rest on the driver’s side.

The driver, Elyse N. Green, 18, Columbus, Ohio, was transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center for treatment of possible injuries. She was wearing a safety belt.

Truck driver hospitalized after rollover

Posted on January 3, 2014

ATWOOD — A Texas man was hospitalized after rolling a semi in Rawlins County at 2:37 p.m. Thursday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Brenner Tank rig driven by Robert L. Harper, 60, Pasadena, Texas, was eastbound on Rawlins County Road AA following another truck, which stopped short of the intersection to allow a third vehicle to turn west from Rawlins County Road 10.

Harper was unable to stop his truck, which entered the ditch and rolled onto its passenger side.

He was transported to Rawlins County Health Center for treatment of possible injuries.

The KHP reported he was wearing a safety belt.

One-vehicle accident on icy I-70 sends three to HaysMed

Posted on January 2, 2014January 2, 2014

Icy road conditions led to a one vehicle accident on Interstate 70 that sent three to the hospital.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident happened approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday. The driver, Rhyan Dawn Hand, 17, Pueblo, Colo., was westbound on I-70 approximately 1 mile west of Ellis when she lost control on the icy road. The car fish-tailed, struck a guardrail and entered the north ditch.

Hand was not injured in the accident. The other three occupants in the vehicle, Nizhoni A Rapar, 15; Etsitty A Rapar, 5; and Inikki Annalayne Begay, 20, all of Pueblo, were transported to Hays Medical Center with possible injuries. All four were wearing seat belts, the KHP reported.

Woman hurt in Monday rollover accident in Thomas Co.

Posted on December 31, 2013

A Winona woman was injured in an accident just after 4 p.m. Monday when the minivan she as driving rolled in Thomas County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2003 Chevrolet Venture driven by Brooke L. Hinnegardt, 42, was southbound on Kansas 25 south of the Interstate 70 junction when the driver reachers for a water bottle and ran off the right side of the road.

The KHPO said she overcorrected, crossed the centerline and rolled in the west ditch. The vehicle came to rest on its top.

Hinnergardt was taken to Citizens Medical Center, Colby, for treatment of injuries.

The KHP said she was wearing a seat belt.