MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – A pair of injury crashes were reported Sunday afternoon in Manhattan, officials said.
• Riley County police units responded to a report of an injury crash around 3:12 p.m. Sunday at S. Seth Child Road and Fort Riley Boulevard.
Upon their arrival, officers found that a Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck driven by Jesus Porras-Sandoval, 27, of Manhattan, collided with a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pickup truck driven by Anthony Capobianco, 27, of Ogden.
A pair of injury crashes were reported within a half-hour of each other Sunday afternoon in Manhattan, officials said.(Matt Gush – stock.adobe.com)
Porras-Sandoval was transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan for treatment of his injuries and issued a citation for unsafe speed for prevailing conditions and for having no driver’s license.
• Officers responded to a report of another injury crash around 2:44 p.m. on Sunday near Murray Road and Fort Riley Boulevard.
Responding officers from the Riley County Police Department found a 2009 Nissan Frontier driven by Heather Cunningham, 44, of Manhattan, and a 2014 Toyota Tundra, driven by Stephen Gerard, 62, of Manhattan, had collided.
Cunningham was transported to Via Christi for her injuries.
Gerard and his two passengers, Cheryl Gerard, 63, of Manhattan, and Dean Gerard, 6, of Manhattan, also were transported to Via Christi for their injuries.
Cunningham was issued a citation for unsafe speed for prevailing conditions.
Stephen Gerard was issued a citation for having no child safety restraints.
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