ACCIDENTS

REPORTED

These accident reports were released this past week by law enforcement agencies:

SHERIFF

K-150 west of Bluestem Rd.

One of several deer blocking K-150 was hit at 5:38 a.m. Nov. 13 by a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze owned and driven by Corinne I. Robleto, 23, Bel Aire.

Damage to the front of the car was characterized as minor, according to one of 14 accident reports released Friday by the sheriff’s department.

Sunflower Rd. at 150th Rd.

Two drivers were taken to hospitals after a westbound pickup ran a stop sign at 5:11 p.m. Nov. 14 and broadsided a southbound sport-utility vehicle.

Joseph L. Rovelo, 21, Marion, owner and driver of the westbound 2000 Chevrolet S-10, was taken to NMC Health, formerly Newton Medical Center, by Marion ambulance.

Lewis J. Plank, 26, Newton, owner and driver of the southbound 2015 Toyota Sienna, was taken to St. Luke Hospital, Marion, by Hillsboro ambulance.

Both vehicles involved in the crash were destroyed, according to a report filed by deputy Landis Goodman.

Also damaged for reasons not explained were a John Deere drill and a Hillsboro Industries stock trailer owned by Donald R. Hett, rural Marion.

Goodman’s report blames the accident on inattentive driving by Rovelo. No tickets were listed as being issued.

120th Rd east of Goldenrod Rd.

An escaped 400-pound calf owned by Kurt Herrel, rural Hillsboro, was not injured after being struck at 6:37 p.m. Nov. 14 by a 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer.

The pickup, driven by 15-year-old Joshua W. Kahns of rural Hillsboro and owned by Cindy M. Kahns of the same address, did not fare as well.

It sustained disabling damage to its left front and was towed.

K-150 east of Alfalfa Rd.

Passenger Autumn J. Howe, 37, Abilene, was taken by Hillsboro ambulance to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, after a westbound 2013 Ford F-150 in which she was riding was rear-ended while slowing to turn north at 5:08 p.m. Nov. 15.

A 2013 Kia Optima driven by Kaitlyn A. Cortes, 23, Hutchinson, slammed into the rear of the pickup and ended up on the south shoulder of the road. The pickup was pushed off the road into a north ditch. Both vehicles were listed as destroyed.

Kia driver Kaitlyn A. Cortes, 23, Hutchinson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was listed as injured but was not taken to a hospital by ambulance.

Karina A. Lopez, 42, of the same Hutchinson address, was a passenger in the pickup, owned by Josue E. Lopez of a different Hutchinson address.

The driver of the pickup, Sandra D. Brunsell, 61, Lindsborg, did not report injury.

US-77 north of K-256

Christopher F. Bellinder, 42, Charleston, South Carolina, hit a deer at 8:13 p.m. Nov. 15 with a 2022 GMC Sierra.

The pickup, owned by passenger David A. Bellinder, 62, of Summerville, South Carolina, sustained disabling damage to its left front and hood and was towed.

Trenna S. Manor, 60, Alma, also was a passenger.

Sunflower Rd. south of 120th Rd.

Timothy N. Peterson, 47, Newton, hit a deer at 7:09 a.m. Nov. 16 with his 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.

Damage to the front of the sport-utility vehicle was characterized as minor. However, the SUV overheated after Peterson attempted to continue south on Sunflower. It ended up being towed.

US-56/77 north of 250th Rd.

David M.S. Baumgardner, 19, Wichita, hit a deer at 6:04 p.m. Nov. 16 with his 2017 Mazda6, which sustained disabling damage to its right front and hood and was towed.

US-50 west of Yarrow Rd.

Tiffany M. Hayes, 43, Shawnee, hit a deer at 6:38 p.m. Nov. 16 with her 2015 Nissan Murano.

The sport-utility vehicle sustained disabling damage to its front and hood and was towed.

K-150 east of Wagon Wheel Rd.

Matthew J. Brant, 43, rural Marion, hit a deer at 6:14 a.m. Nov. 17 with his 2010 Chevrolet Silverado.

The pickup sustained disabling damage to its front and was towed.

Sunflower Rd. north of 130th Rd.

Dawn M. Lee, 63, Marion, hit a deer at 6:37 p.m. Nov. 17 with a 2016 Toyota Prius.

The car, owned by Catherine J. Zurcher, rural Marion, remained drivable with damage to its right front and hood.

Sunflower Rd. south of 140th Rd.

Air bags deployed after a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix owned and driven by Paul D. Fasnacht, rural Burns, hit a deer at 5:50 a.m. Nov. 18.

The car sustained what was described as major damage to its front, hood, and windshield and was towed.

K-15 north of 110th Rd.

Devin D. Schroeder, 38, Newton, hit a deer at 5:53 p.m. Nov. 18 with his 2003 Nissan 350Z, which sustained disabling damage to its front, right, and hood and was towed.

Sunflower Rd. south of 140th Rd.

Pamela M. Maag, 55, Marion County Lake, hit a deer at 6:35 p.m. Nov. 19 with her 2024 Volkswagen Atlas, which remained drivable with damage to its left front and hood.

Indigo Rd. north of 160th Rd.

Austin R. Calam, 30, Hillsboro, hit a deer at 5:30 p.m. Thursday with his 2021 Tesla Model 3, which remained drivable with damage to its left front.

MARION

Main St. east of Locust St.

An 18-year-old driver speeding over hedge apples left on city streets as a Halloween prank lost control of his pickup truck at 12:30 a.m. Nov. 1 and twice hit a stone retaining wall in front of Marion High School, according to a report released Friday by Marion police.

A hitch on the back of Damien M. Thouvenell’s eastbound 2008 Chevrolet C2500 hit the wall first, causing the truck to spin around. The second impact was on the driver’s side of the front of the truck.

Thouvenell drove off with passenger Blair L. Thompson, 17, later telling police that he had fled because he was afraid of getting in trouble.

Police Chief Aaron Slater’s report, which categorizes the wreck as a hit-and-run, blames the damage on inattentive driving, exceeding posted speed limits, and overcorrecting.

No tickets were listed as being issued.