Kansas man ignored road closed sign and drove into a washout
May 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson
A man from Newton, Kansas ignored a Road Closed barricade sign Wednesday evening in Mills County, and ended up with his vehicle in the water. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 35-year old Samitrio Sanchez was westbound on Jesup Avenue from the City of Pacific Junction, when he drove a 2004 Hyundai around the barricade at around 5:15-p.m..
Officials say there were corn stalks washed onto the roadway, and water surrounding the road. Sanchez continued driving west on Jesup Avenue until he drove into a washout just before the bridge. His vehicle came to rest nose first in the water.
The man refused medical treatment and was issued a citation for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.