ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a hit-and-run accident and after asking the public for help to locate a pickup and driver have made an arrest.
On Sunday afternoon, police arrested Orie N. Holt, 35, Nortonville, on requested charges of failure to stop at an accident that resulted in great bodily harm, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Just after 6:40p.m. Saturday police responded to an injury accident at 14th and U.S.59 involving a pedestrian and a pick-up truck that had left the scene, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Richard Burge, 42, Atchison, was walking southbound across U.S.59 when he was struck by westbound pickup truck.
The truck continued westbound on U.S.59 without stopping. Burge sustained serious injuries. EMS transported him to Amberwell Hospital and subsequently he was air-lifted to a Kansas City hospital.
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ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit-and-run accident and asking the public for help to locate a pickup and driver.
Just after 6:40p.m. Saturday police responded to an injury accident at 14th and U.S.59 involving a pedestrian and a pick-up truck that had left the scene, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Richard Burge, 42, Atchison, was walking southbound across U.S.59 when he was struck by westbound pickup truck.
The truck continued westbound on U.S.59 without stopping. Burge sustained serious injuries. EMS transported him to Amberwell Hospital and subsequently he was air-lifted to a Kansas City hospital.
Police are searching for a black Ford pick-up truck in connection with the accident, according to Wilson. The police department released a security camera image of the vehicle early Sunday.