Sep 05, 2023

Manhattan man dies after car strikes cement bridge pillar

Posted Sep 05, 2023 2:30 AM

RILEY COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 5p.m. Monday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Mazda 3 driven by Nathan Patrick Grindle, 47, Manhattan, was eastbound on Kansas 18 seven miles west of Manhattan.

The car traveled off the right edge of the roadway and struck a cement bridge pillar.

Grindle was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.