7/8/2009

NORTON — Six people were injured Tuesday when the car they were riding in rolled after leaving the road in Norton County.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, Damien C. Davis, 15, of Norton, was driving west on Kansas Highway 383 when he drove off the north shoulder and then back onto the highway, skidding into the south shoulder and striking the south ditch at 6:05 p.m. just over a mile east of Kansas Highway 60.
The car rolled and landed on its wheels, the report said.
Davis and passengers Anthony Anderson, 12, of Almena, and Levi Anderson, 18, of Almena, were treated at Norton County Hospital. Passenger Alma Anderson, 86, of Almena, was admitted to the hospital for observation.
Passengers Paul Davis, 63, and Peggy Davis, 61, both of Prairieview, were transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., where they were in serious condition Wednesday.
According to the highway patrol report, Damien Davis, Anthony Anderson and Alma Anderson were wearing seat belts, and Levi Anderson and Paul and Peggy Davis were not wearing seat belts.