An accident in Haysville sent an elder Sumner County couple to the hospital, Monday.
Haysville Police Lt. Robert Crites says an officer was driving in the area of 71st Street South and Broadway at around 4:09 p.m., when he came upon an accident scene at the intersection.
The officer found a Crown Victoria with Sumner County tags had t-boned with a black SUV, Crites said.
Police believe the Crown Victoria turned west in front of the southbound SUV hitting the passenger side causing critical injuries to the male passenger of the Crown Victoria and potentially serious injuries to the female driver of the same vehicle, Crites said.
The couple — described as being in their late 60s — were taken to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita where the male passenger remains in critical condition. The female driver has been released, Crites said.
The names of the victims are not being released at this time, the Lieutenant said.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident and no charges have yet been filed because of the incident.
Crites says rain was pouring down at the time of the accident and that as officers worked the scene there were cars passing by without their headlights on.
“If the weather is such that they need their windshield wipers then the law says they have to have their headlights on also,” said Crites.
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An accident in Haysville sent an elder Sumner County couple to the hospital, Monday.
Haysville Police Lt. Robert Crites says an officer was driving in the area of 71st Street South and Broadway at around 4:09 p.m., when he came upon an accident scene at the intersection.
The officer found a Crown Victoria with Sumner County tags had t-boned with a black SUV, Crites said.
Police believe the Crown Victoria turned west in front of the southbound SUV hitting the passenger side causing critical injuries to the male passenger of the Crown Victoria and potentially serious injuries to the female driver of the same vehicle, Crites said.
The couple — described as being in their late 60s — were taken to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita where the male passenger remains in critical condition. The female driver has been released, Crites said.
The names of the victims are not being released at this time, the Lieutenant said.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident and no charges have yet been filed because of the incident.
Crites says rain was pouring down at the time of the accident and that as officers worked the scene there were cars passing by without their headlights on.
“If the weather is such that they need their windshield wipers then the law says they have to have their headlights on also,” said Crites.
