Accident leaves one seriously injured

Thursday, August 23, 2007

A University of Kansas student is listed in serious condition at the KU Medical Center after sustaining an injury from a car accident involving five people early Tuesday morning, said Med Center spokesman Chris Ballihan. Another one is in fair condition.

Daniel Tuttle, Olathe freshman, is listed in serious condition, and Tyler Duncan, Lawrence freshman, is listed as fair. Police reported that Amber Henke, Downs freshman, was transported to the Med Center also on Tuesday. Ballihan couldn’t confirm or deny that she was at the hospital.

Two other students, Nicholas Duitot, Olathe freshman, and Christopher Hong, Lawrence freshman, were also involved in the accident. According to Lawrence Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Belinda Rehmer, they were treated and released Tuesday. All five students live at Oliver Hall.

The car accident occurred Tuesday around 1 a.m., according to police reports. Hong told police he was at Oliver Hall when a group of people asked if he wanted to get something to eat. He said he didn’t know any of them well because he had just moved in. Hong and the other four students entered Dutoit’s Ford Mustang.

Hong told police Dutoit drove, and Duncan sat in the front passenger seat. Tuttle, Henke and Hong were in the back.

They started driving south on Naismith Drive, according to the report, and stopped at the traffic light at 19th Street and Naismith Drive. After the light turned green, Hong told police, Dutoit began to accelerate quickly. Dutoit lost control of the car as he sped around the corner, Hong said, and hit a tree in the median. Hong said the car was only traveling about 30 mph, but he thought the rapid acceleration caused Dutoit to lose control.

Henke and Tuttle were ejected from the car, according to the police report, and an air ambulance took them to the Med Center. Dutoit had to be extracted from the car. Hong and Duncan walked out on their own. Dutoit, Hong and Duncan received treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Dutoit and Hong were released Tuesday, and Duncan was transferred to the Med Center.

— Edited by Kaitlyn Syring

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