Driver in deadly crash may have suffered a ‘medical episode,’ Riley County police say
Law enforcement is investigating a fatal crash near Manhattan.
The Riley County Police Department said in a news release that officers were called at around 10 a.m. Wednesday to an injury accident on Tuttle Creek Boulevard near mile marker 33. A 2018 Ford Escape SUV driven by a 56-year-old man had gone off the highway and crashed into a pole.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, RCPD said. He was not identified in the release. Police said he may have “suffered a medical episode while driving.”
The investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.