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Hit-and-Run Investigation Involving Local Woman Wraps Up

(KNZA)--Riley County Police have wrapped up their investigation into a hit & run last month in Manhattan that seriously injured a Horton woman.

According to a press release, the department said Tuesday 21-year-old Nicholas Blaha, of Manhattan, was driving the pickup truck involved in the hit and run at 12th Street and Bluemont Avenue early April 14th that injured 21-year-old Kansas State University student Amber Wilhelm.

Police say their investigation revealed Wilhelm had stopped in the crosswalk and was bent over when she was struck by Blaha, who was traveling westbound on Bluemont Ave.

Wilhelm was taken to a Manhattan hospital and then lifeflighted to Topeka's Stormont Vail Hospital.  She was later transferred to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City.

Although no arrests have been made or citations issued, the release says the case has been sent to the Riley County District Attorney’s office for review to determine whether charges will be filed.

 

 

 

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