Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an accident that left a Turon man with head injuries Wednesday night.
Reno County Sheriff’s deputies and Turon EMS responded to the intersection of Price and Dunkin Streets in Turon for the report of someone being thrown from a vehicle.
Authorities arrived to find 55-year-old Edward Hoover with a head injury after he hit his head on the pavement. He was one of two men thrown from the back of a pick up when the vehicle hit a dip at the intersection. The other man in the back of the truck, 43-year-old James Hill, also of Turon was not injured.
Hoover was air-lifted to Via-Cristi St. Francis Regional Medical Center for treatment.
The driver of the truck, 31-year-old Tanya Bettes was taken into custody on charges of aggravated battery, reckless bodily harm with a deadly weapon and DUI.
The accident occurred around 8:15 p-m.