Jan 03, 2022

Driver hospitalized in Manhattan after violent SUV crash

Posted Jan 03, 2022 8:30 PM

RILEY COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Monday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway  Patrol reported a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by  Michael Undray Powell, 25, Cataula, Georgia, was southbound on Kansas 177 four miles south of Manhattan. 

The SUV traveled into the west ditch, went airborne for 100 feet, rolled end over end and came to rest on its side facing south.

EMS transported Powell for treatment in Manhattan. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.