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| Date: August 30, 2000 Page:
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| Car-truck accident along US 24 injures
two |
Mary Spiro Levin
Staff
Writer |
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| Two men were injured, one seriously, in a two-car,
major-damage accident this morning at the intersection of U.S. 24
and Flush Road. The accident caused traffic to back up for several
miles during heavy traffic time on U.S. 24.
At about 9:10 a.m., Dan Darkow, 41, of South Dakota, was
traveling east on U.S. 24 in a red 1997 Cadillac when he was struck
broad-side on the driver's side by a 1995 Ford F150 pickup driven by
Tom Duncan, 69, of Westmoreland. |
| Duncan had been traveling south on Flush Road, and
had slowed in the median to about 10 to 15 mph before continuing to
cross the intersection, Duncan said.
Duncan sustained minor injuries, mostly from abrasions caused
by the airbag. He said he was not wearing his seat belt, and that he
"hadn't even seen" the approaching car. Duncan seemed visibly
shaken, but refused treatment from the Wamego EMS at the scene. His
vehicle had major damage to the front bumper.
Darkow, who had been wearing his seatbelt, had more serious
injuries, but they were not considered life-threatening according to
emergency personnel who treated him at the scene. He was transported
by Wamego EMS to the Wamego City Hospital.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Department Deputy
Michael Weimer said Darkow had said he had locked his cruise-control
at 70 mph shortly before he was struck by Duncan's truck. Darkow's
vehicle spun and came to a rest about 300 feet away from the impact
site.
The entire driver's side of Darkow's vehicle was crushed in,
but the interior was not damaged. Both airbags had deployed.
Along with the PCSD, the Kansas Highway Patrol, Blue
Township Fire Department, St. George Fire
Department and Wamego EMS responded to the scene.
No citations were issued at the scene; however, Weimer
confirmed that Darkow had the right of way at the intersection. The
accident is still under investigation.
According to Kansas Department of Transportation
records, there have been four accidents reported at this
intersection, three of which involved injuries. Statistics so far
for 2000 are not yet available from KDOT .
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