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APD: U.S. 59 crash leaves no injuries; unrelated pursuit leads to court

 

(KAIR)--A Monday afternoon crash involving a semi and an SUV at the intersection of Atchison's 6th Street and U.S. Highway 59 resulted in no injuries.

In a release, Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says it happened around 4:00, with the investigation showing that the Kenworth semi, driven by 17-year-old Kyler Noland of Oregon, Missouri, was westbound on the highway, turning south onto 6th Street when it struck a Ford Explorer driven by 83-year-old Ronald Dorssom of Atchison.

According to Wilson, Dorssom's vehicle had been northbound on 6th Street and was stopped at the intersection's stop sign when the wreck occurred.

Aftermath of 6th and U.S. 59 crash/Credit: APD

In an earlier, unrelated traffic-related incident, a Nortonville man was arrested early Saturday after allegedly failing to stop for an Atchison Police Officer, west of the City of Atchison, on U.S. Highway 73.

A release from Wilson says an officer on patrol early Saturday morning around 1:00 "spotted a vehicle traveling westbound in the 11000 block of U.S. Highway 73, in the wrong lane." The officer, Wilson says, attempted to stop the vehicle, who didn't immediately stop, but ultimately did so following a short pursuit.

According to Wilson's release, the alleged driver was 21-year-old Trent Meredith who was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving, and driving on the wrong side of the road.

Taken into custody at the scene of the stop, Meredith was issued a notice to appear in court.

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