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Americus teen hospitalized after wreck

Saturday, October 10, 2009

An Americus teen is in the hospital following a wreck Friday evening at the intersection of Road 240 and Road K.

At around 6 p.m. Friday, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office along with the Emporia Ambulance Service and Life Team Helicopter responded to the two-vehicle accident.

According to a sheriff’s department press release, 18-year old Christena Zumbrum of Americus was traveling west on Road 240 when she was struck by 19-year-old Andrew Walecki.

The sheriff’s report states that Walecki failed to stop for Zumbrum and struck her car in the driver’s side door. Both vehicles were overturned.

Zumbrum was transported by helicopter to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Walecki was not injured.

Comments

dude (anonymous) says...

Christena-our prayers are with you!

October 10, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

hottopics (anonymous) says...

I hope she isnt as serious as Mariah was.

October 10, 2009 at 7:38 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

neighbor (anonymous) says...

Christena is in our thoughts here. Nowhere close hottopics.

October 11, 2009 at 12:13 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

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