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Ottawa
man dies in rollover
Osage City man charged with manslaughter
Wayne White | Managing Editor
OSAGE CITY—An Osage City man has been booked into jail on
charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence
of alcohol following a fatality accident early Sunday morning
east of Osage City. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a
passenger, Javier G. Rodriguez, 30, of Ottawa, died as a result
of his injuries in the rollover accident.
Ruben S. Callejas, 43, Osage City, was the driver of the 2003
Hummer H2 according to the highway patrol.
The highway patrol report said the vehicle was westbound on state
Highway 31 at 2:23 a.m. Sunday when it crossed the centerline
and entered the south ditch. The vehicle struck a street sign
and a dirt embankment before flipping several times and coming
to rest on its top just west of Lewelling Road.
Callejas and another passenger, Luis A. Sanchez, 27, Ottawa, were
listed in the report as possibly injured, but a highway patrol
spokesperson said both declined transport to a hospital. Both
were wearing seatbelts according to the highway patrol. Rodriguez
was not wearing a seatbelt.
As of Tuesday, Callejas was being held in the Osage County Jail
on a $100,000 bond. Osage County Attorney Brandon Jones said Tuesday
that formal charges were pending until final reports are received
from the highway patrol. |
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