A Coffey County woman was hurt in a wreck south of Hartford on Friday night, although authorities believe her injuries were minor.
Initially, law enforcement and rescue crews were dispatched to the 800 block of Road Z, later listing the crash address two miles south in the 600 block of the road.
The Kansas Highway Patrol’s crash log corrected that location to the 600 block of Road Y-5, half-a-mile south of Road 70. It says 48-year-old Michelle Jordan of Gridley was southbound on Y-5 when her SUV left the road to the right. She lost control of the vehicle, which then crossed the road to the left, went down an embankment and stopped in Fourmile Creek — narrowly missing a bridge railing in the process.
At this time, it’s unclear if Jordan herself got into the creek.
Jordan was taken to Coffey County Hospital in Burlington with suspected minor injuries. She was not wearing her seatbelt.
9:30 pm Friday: Woman loses control of SUV, drives into creek near Hartford
One woman was hurt Friday night in a crash where her SUV drove into a creek bed about three miles south of Hartford.
Authorities were initially called to the 800 block of Road Z, or the Lyon-Coffey county line, around 7:30 pm. They later found the crash two miles further south in the 600 block.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver lost control of her SUV and left the road, with the vehicle going down an embankment into Fourmile Creek. It’s unclear if she was in the creek at any point in time after the crash.
The woman was taken to Coffey County Hospital in Burlington for treatment. Her name has not been released. Early indications are she was the only person in the vehicle when the crash happened.
