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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Woman killed, another jailed in Saline County crash
BROOKVILLE, Kan. (KSNW) — A woman has been killed in a crash in Saline County. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports it happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. on K-140 Highway near Reese Road, east of Brookville. Captain Jim Hughes says a Jeep Cherokee crashed into a pickup truck at the intersection. Here's why flags will be lowered in Kansas Monday The driver of the Jeep, a 32-year-old woman, fled the scene. A passenger in the pickup, identified as 55-year-old Deanna Sommerfeld of Brookville, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 32-year-old woman was later found at a home in Ellsworth shortly before 8:30 a.m. She has been booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of second-degree murder, failure to report an injury accident, circumvention of an ignition interlock device, and probation violation. The driver of the pickup truck, a 61-year-old Brookville man, was taken to Salina Regional Medical Center with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Murder, reckless driving charges filed in Saline County fatal crash
BROOKVILLE, Kan. (KSNW) – A woman was charged in connection with a deadly crash in Saline County. Kayla Errebo, 32, made her first court appearance on Tuesday in Saline County. She is charged with the following: Second-degree murder Aggravated battery Violation of duty of driver upon damaging an unattended vehicle or property Reckless driving Circumvention of ignition interlock device Improper driving on a laned roadway Two seriously hurt in head-on crash in southeast Kansas The Saline County Sheriff's Office says that shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday, Errebo's Jeep Cherokee crashed into a pickup truck at Kansas Highway 140 and Reese Road. The passenger in the truck, Deanna Sommerfeld, was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies say Errebo fled and was found about three hours later at a home in Ellsworth. The truck's driver, a 61-year-old Brookville man, was taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Errebo's bond is set at $1 million. Her next hearing is set for Aug. 22. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
13-06-2025
- The Independent
Teen girl killed by pack of neglected dogs as she tried to help them, neighbors say
A teenage girl was killed in a 'horrific' attack by a pack of neglected dogs she had been caring for, authorities say. Makayla Fortner, 15, was mauled to death 'by multiple dogs' in an enclosed area at a home in the community of Alexander, Arkansas. Around 30 rescues lived on the property. Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office said they were alerted to the attack around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday and arrived to find the teen already dead.n Fortne had previously been helping to care for the animals as well as working to find them permanent homes, officials said. With the assistance of Benton Animal Services, deputies seized multiple dogs from the property. The dogs were a mix of pit bulls, pit bull crossbreeds, and hounds, Benton Animal Services spokesperson Matt Thibault told the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Officials told the newspaper that 14 dogs were euthanized in the wake of the incident. Investigators said they are looking into how the 'sudden and tragic' attack unfolded. Neighbors told ABC affiliate KATV said Fortner was attempting to feed the dogs before the deadly attack. Ralph Murphy said that he witnessed a deputy fire two shots from a pistol to disperse some of the animals as he headed towards the victim. 'And then he walked over and looked down and turned around and walked back, and so I moved and I saw a body on the ground,' he said. A friend of the victim's mother, Stephanie Wilkie, launched a GoFundMe page to support the family and help cover funeral expenses. 'On behalf of my dear friend Stephanie Wilkie, I am heartbroken to share the devastating news that her beloved 15-year-old daughter, Makayla Fortner, tragically passed away following a horrific dog attack,' organizer Erin Bowman wrote. 'This unimaginable loss has left her family in deep shock, grief, and emotional pain.' Bowman described Fortner as 'a beautiful, bright girl with the kindest soul who had so much life ahead of her.' Just days before the attack, Wilkie posted on Facebook that she and her daughter were looking after a litter of more than 40 puppies at the home of an elderly couple. 'So like normal, found myself in a hoarding situation of an older couple in their 80s with too many dogs,' she wrote on June 8, adding that there are 'puppies everywhere, 40+ and a litter born today.' Neighbors said that they have complained multiple times about the dogs being uncontrolled and running away from the property. 'These dogs were very vicious at the fence to the point that no one wanted to let their children walk to and from the bus stop,' White Oak Drive resident Heidi Clay said. "And if somebody had done something, then maybe this little girl would be alive.'
