MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
A rollover crash north of Hutchinson Wednesday afternoon left a 19-year-old Hutchinson man in critical condition.
According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, along with the Hutchinson Fire Department, Reno County EMS, and Kansas Highway Patrol, were dispatched around 3:06 p.m. to the 6100 block of North Plum Street for reports of a single-vehicle rollover with entrapment.
First responders located a 2010 Chevrolet Corvette in the east ditch. The vehicle had struck a tree and overturned, trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews extricated the 19-year-old before performing life-saving measures. He was transported to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.
Investigators determined a second vehicle, a 2012 Dodge Charger driven by a 20-year-old man from Plevna, was also involved in the crash. He sustained minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
Authorities say both vehicles were traveling north on Plum Street when the Charger attempted to overtake the Corvette. The two collided, sending the Corvette off the roadway and into the tree. Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash.