RENO COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating suspects involved in a stolen pickup accident.
Just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Reno County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 11713 S Victory Road after report of a suspicious vehicle.
The description matched the description of a vehicle reported stolen just after 5:30 a.m. at residence in the 1500 block of West 12th Street in Hutchinson.
Deputies along with a trooper from the Kansas Highway Patrol were able to locate the vehicle driving westbound on Illinois Street from Yoder Road.
The vehicle went north on Halstead as deputies were still trying to get catch up with the vehicle it turned east on Blanchard at a high rate of speed.
The driver lost control on the curve and left the roadway to the right, entering the ditch, and overturning onto its top.
The driver 19-year-old Alex Currie reported no injuries and was taken into custody by the Hutchinson Police Department. 24-year-old Heather O’Gorman reported minor injuries and was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment, then taken to jail. Both face potential charges of felony theft and burglary.
Neither occupant was wearing their seat-belt at the time of the accident. Airbags did not deploy.
The stolen vehicle is being investigated by the Hutchinson Police Department. The accident is being investigated by the Reno County Sheriff’s Office.
The pickup was reported stolen from a residence in the 1500 block of West 12th, around 5:40 a.m.
Currie who is on Community Corrections for theft and drug charges has a bond set at $9,000 while the bond for O’Gorman is set at $6,000. Unless they make bond, both should appear in court on Thursday morning.
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RENO COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are investigating a minor injury accident involving a stolen pickup.
The Dodge Ram pickup was reported stolen from a residence in the 1500 block of West 12th Street in Hutchinson just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
Authorities spotted the vehicle around Victory Road, according to a Sheriff Randy Henderson.
Deputies were never in a chase with the vehicle but it had been spotted around Victory Road. It went off the road near Blanchard and Airport Road.
Two arrest were made.
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