COWLEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for allegedly leaving the scene of an injury DUI accident.
Just before 10p.m. Sept. 26, police were dispatched to the 1500 block of North C Street for a report of a hit-and-run injury accident, according to Arkansas City police.
They made contact with an 18-year-old Arkansas City resident who reported that while he was southbound in his red Chevrolet Equinox, he saw a northbound truck crossing into his lane of travel.
The driver reported stopping, thinking the other driver would correct his course and avoid a collision.
Instead, the white truck hit the Chevrolet head-on and its driver, later identified as Marcos Martin-Marcos, 46, allegedly fled the scene. The driver of the Equinox was evaluated at the scene by the Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department, but declined to be transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Police made a social media post about the incident and soon received a tip about a possible match to the suspect’s vehicle. Police responded about 10:56 p.m. to the 100 block of East Windsor Road, where Martin-Marcos was contacted, identified and subsequently taken into custody.
He was booked into the Cowley County Jail on requested charges of misdemeanor driving under the influence (second offense). He also was cited for failure to report an injury accident, improper driving on a laned roadway, leaving the scene of an injury accident and no driver’s license.