HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Bruce M. Stoecklein, 45, Arlington, escaped serious injury after he crashed his SUV following
a long erratic drive down US-50 Wednesday.
Reno County 911 starting getting calls over the noon hour of a man driving the wrong way down US-50 forcing several vehicles off the road, including a semi near Partridge.
The driver eventually got on the four lane of US-50 and K61 near Pleasantview and continued east at a high rate of speed when his vehicle left the road, and vaulted over two fences before coming to rest in a farm field near Whiteside. Stoecklein was treated at the scene by EMS, and was then escorted to an ambulance and transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating whether alcohol was involved, or if the man had some type of medical issue. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.