UPDATE: 2/6 – Rock Hills High School arranged for students and staff to have access tot he Crisis Response Team, Community Pastors and support conselors on Monday and throughout the week. Please contact your student’s building principal for more details, and check out the Mental Health Resources page on the Rock Hills USD 107 website.
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle accident near Mankato City Park Saturday evening that resulted in a fatality.
According to the KHP, a 2011 Toyota 4-Runner was traveling southbound on N. McRoberts St. at approximately 11:57 p.m. when it went off the right side of the roadway into the ditch. The vehicle was airborne for approximately 20 feet before striking a tree. The passenger, a minor of unknown age, was ejected. The vehicle continued southbound for a short distance before coming to reset on its tires.
The driver was identified as Elliott Phillip Whiteside, 18, of Tryon, North Carolina. He was transported to a Wichita hospital with suspected serious injuries. The passenger, a minor from Mankato, was killed in the accident. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt. The Kansas Highway Patrol doesn’t release the name or age of minors involved in accidents.
