Sep 05, 2022

Manhattan man dies after pickup strikes power pole, overturns

Posted Sep 05, 2022 10:30 AM

RILEY COUNTY—A Manhattan man died in an accident just after 7p.m. Sunday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Ford F250 driven by Sean M. Warner, 36, Manhattan, was eastbound in the 1200 Block of Deep Creek Road four miles Southeast of Manhattan.

The driver failed to negotiate the curve. The pickup left the roadway to the right and the driver overcorrected back onto the roadway. The pickup then entered the south ditch, struck a power pole and overturned.

Warner was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to  Irving Fairview Funeral Home. The KHP did not have seat belt usage information.