ELLSWORTH COUNTY— Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a weekend crash and fire.
According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff, the late Saturday evening call about a vehicle on fire in the 2500 Block of Avenue T resulted in the arrest of a Kansas man for leaving the scene and failing to report a motor vehicle accident. Additional charges of illegal tag, no proof of liability insurance and Interference / Obstruction are pending.
As it turned out, the driver of the burning vehicle struck a concrete guardrail on a County bridge. The vehicle went flying for quite some distance, and then landed on its wheels about 200 feet west of the point of impact and caught fire.
There was significant damage to both the bridge and vehicle. The driver was located about 1/2 mile west of the accident scene, watching emergency crews work to extinguish the blaze.
The sheriff office thanked the Marquette Fire and EMS crews, along with the McPherson Fire Department, who were sending additional resources out to the location to help us look for "possible" injured persons from this crash.
The sheriff's office reminded, "The Bottom Line here, if you crash your car....you call the Law.....because that is the law."