Jul 26, 2023

Wamego teen injured in 2-vehicle crash

Posted Jul 26, 2023 10:00 AM

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Tuesday in Pottawatomie County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Nissan Rogue driven by Owen Propp, 15, Saint George, failed to yield at the intersection of Kansas 99 and U.S. 24. 

The SUV struck a southbound 2017 Ford Fiesta driven by Elijah Bergmeier, 18, Wamego, who was traveling through the intersection.

EMS transported Bergmeier to Wamego Health Center. Propp and a 41-year-old passenger were not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP. There were two other juveniles in the Nissan; juvenile records are protected.