ACCIDENTS

REPORTED

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

SHERIFF

360th Rd. east of Pawnee Rd.

James R. Spohn, 20, rural Tampa, couldn’t stop his 2004 Ford F150 in time to avoid rear-ending a 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by Haley M. Gladden, 19, Herington, at 1:29 p.m. June 29.

Gladden had slowed her car, owned by passenger Jacob J.A. Bruce, 19, Junction City, because a third car in front of the Nissan had been turning into a cemetery.

Although deputy Kaylan Miles’s report blamed the accident on inattentive driving by Spohn, no tickets were issued.

US-77 north of US-50

Kenneth W. Hoffman, 68, rural Florence, hit a deer with his 2008 Ford F250 at 1:29 p.m. July 3.

Remington Rd. south of 290th Rd.

Kathleen Svitak, 63, rural Marion, hit a deer with her 2013 Chevrolet Silverado at 7:15 p.m. July 3.

US-56 north of 360th Rd.

Excited to see a green light after waiting in line at a traffic signal at a construction zone, a Wichita driver took his foot off his sport-utility vehicle’s brake and plowed the SUV into the rear another SUV waiting in front of his at 6:27 p.m. July 5.

Deputy Aaron Christner’s report blamed the accident on inattentive driving by Alexander J. Steinert, 20, Wichita, but no tickets were issued.

The 2006 Chevrolet Equinox that Steinert was driving hit a later model 2016 Equinox driven by Syndi J. Koppes, 18, El Dorado.

The older Equinox is owned by Heather D. Steinert of the same Wichita address. The newer one is owned by Sara J. Koppes, Clay Center.

James H. Morrow III, 19, Salina, was a passenger in Koppes’s Equinox.

340th Rd. west of Sunflower Rd.

Barbara J. Spohn, 37, rural Tampa, hit a beef or dairy animal with a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu at 5:45 a.m. July 9.

The animal could not be located afterward. The car, which sustained apparently minor damage, is owned by Daniel R. Spohn of the same address.

K-15 south of 140th Rd.

Amanda K. Church, 34, rural Canton, hit a deer with her 2007 Lincoln MKX at 9:08 p.m. July 9.

60th Rd. west of Quail Creek Rd.

Coby M. Goosen, 18, Cheyenne, Wyoming, hit a deer with a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado at 10:05 p.m. July 9.

Thomas Paquette, 19, and Hunter Wilson, 18, of separate Peabody-area addresses, were passengers in the pickup, owned by Mitchell K. Goosen of the same Wyoming address.

US-50/77 roundabout

A semitrailer truck entering the Florence roundabout clipped the rear passenger side of a pickup already inside the traffic circle at 2 p.m. July 11, then drove off and was not stopped until several hours later in Franklin County.

Larry E. Crouse, 63, El Dorado, was able to see the license number of the semi’s trailer after his 2013 GMC Sierra was struck by the front driver’s side of the semi’s tractor.

Sheriff’s deputies alerted other law enforcement agencies, and the semi was located several hours later, nearly 100 miles away. The driver of the 2015 Kenworth was identified as Senad Modronja, 48, Waukee, Iowa.

Although deputy Travis Wilson’s report said Modronja drove inattentively and failed to yield before leaving the scene of the accident, no tickets were issued.

US-77 south of 140th Rd.

Two different motorists were unable to avoid concrete road debris between 12:10 and 12:15 p.m. July 12 at the same location because of oncoming traffic and steep shoulders.

Both vehicles sustained damage to their undercarriage but were able to be driven away.

Amy L. Gayle, 15, Florence, damaged the undercarriage of a 2001 Honda Accord owned by Stephen Gayle of the same address.

William B. Breckenridge, 54, Topeka, damaged the undercarriage of a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country owned by his employer, Hays Fire and Rescue.

190th Rd. east of Remington Rd.

Victoria L. Holub, 30, rural Marion, hit a deer with her 2004 Saturn Ion at 11:18 p.m. July 14.

US-56 east of Quail Creek Rd.

David R. Hearn, 69, McPherson, hit a deer with his 2007 Honda Ridgeline at 10:20 a.m. July 16.

Neither he nor passenger Robert S. Foster, 46, McPherson, reported being injured, but the vehicle sustained extensive front-end damage and had to be towed.