Sumner County deputy injured in crash

A Sumner County Sheriff’s Office deputy was pinned in his vehicle after a rollover crash on K-15 near Mulvane Tuesday night.

The crash happened just after 8:30 p.m., about two miles southeast of Mulvane, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The report doesn’t identify 49-year-old Steven Williams as a deputy, but dispatchers confirmed his identity late Tuesday.

Williams, in an Explorer SUV, and a van — occupied by a 64-year-old man and 59-year-old woman — were both southbound on K-15. The deputy began to slow and moved to the shoulder. The van switched lanes to pass the deputy, but Williams made a U-turn and was hit by the van, the report says.

He was taken to a Wichita hospital and is in fair condition. The couple was also taken to the hospital with possible injuries.

This story was originally published January 17, 2018 at 6:32 AM with the headline "Sumner County deputy injured in crash."