We now know the name of the man injured in that one vehicle accident on K-61 at Avenue A
He was identified by police as 44-year-old Jerry Taylor of rural Hutchinson. He apparently lost control of his car Wednesday afternoon, took out a road sign before rolling his vehicle several times down an embankment with the car ending up in a ravine
Taylor was flown to a Wichita hospital by Midwest Lifeteam helicopter. Hutchinson Fireman had to us the “jaws of life” to free him. He was wearing a seat-belt at the time of the crash according to police.
Witnesses told police that he was driving well past the 45 mph speed limit on that section of the highway. Other witnesses told us that they heard the screeching of tires and then the noise associated with the crash.