GEARY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Wednesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2000 Chevy Silverado driven by David L. Sutton, 70, Clay Center, was southbound on U.S. 77 a mile south of the Kansas 82 Junction.

The SUV traveled off the roadway to the right. The driver overcorrected, back on the roadway, traveled off the road to the west and rolled.

Sutton was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP
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Law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to an area north pf Junction City on U.S. 77 late Wednesday afternoon for an accident.

According to Geary County Emergency Management Director, Garry Berges, authorities received a call about 4:40 p.m. on a rollover accident with entrapment. The location was on U.S. Highway 77 near the turnoff to K-82 Highway, about one mile south of that intersection. “We do have one fatality confirmed at the scene at this time.”

Traffic was reduced to one lane for a period of time.

The identity of the victim has not yet been released by authorities. JCPost.com will release more information as it becomes available.