Accidents reported
U.S. 77 south of 310th Road
Cacey Simons, 16, 110 Kansas St., Lincolnville, pulled over while driving south on U.S. 77 to talk to a person on a bicycle at 10:05 a.m. July 11. Brenna Shields, 15, 2524 300th Road, Lincolnville, was driving south on U.S. 77 and did not realize Simons had slowed down. Shields swerved around Simons but a semi-trailer was heading north. The semitrailer swerved to miss Shields, but Shields struck Simons. Carissa Shields and Kim Shields were passengers in the 2000 Saab passenger car registered to Kim, both same address. Simons was driving a 2000 Mercury passenger car registered to Clay Simons. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident.
150th Road east of Falcon Road
Tyson Miller, 32, 305 E. A St., Hillsboro, struck a deer at 4:30 a.m. July 11. He was driving his 1989 Chevrolet passenger car.
U.S. 77 and K-150
Jenika Nelson, 21, 2411 Westview Terrace, Emporia crossed the intersection of U.S. 77 and K-150, did not see Dennis Pyott Jr., 37, 1005 Walters Drive, Manhattan, driving north on U.S. 77 and was struck at 2:20 p.m. July 2. Nelson was driving her 2005 Chevrolet passenger car. Pyott was driving his 2008 Honda pickup truck. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident.
Office Drive and Pine Tree Drive
Kathryn Wiebe, 59, 2515 Cranbrook Court, Wichita, struck an unknown truck as it was backing up at 3:30 p.m. July 4. Wiebe was driving her 2008 Acura passenger car.
90th Road west of Holly Road
Jamie Spoonmore, 20, 384 140th Road, Hillsboro, overturned her 2004 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle at 8:00 p.m. July 4. Spoonmore was transported by Hillsboro Ambulance to Newton Medical Center.
Last modified July 18, 2012