A vehicle versus deer accident that occurred at 10:32 p.m. on Sunday turned into a manhunt after a second vehicle became involved.According to Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellindir, Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 Block of East Barton County Road after a 1997 Dodge pickup operated by Kevin Schartz of Ellinwood hit a deer.As the officers were arriving at the scene a car struck the rear of the Schartz vehicle. The driver of the 2015 Dodge Dart exited the vehicle and ran south into a stubble field, leaving his passenger trapped in the car. The passenger was identified as Aspen Linenberger, 25, of Great Bend.“The ambient temperature at the time of the accident was 4 degrees.
Vehicle accident turns into manhunt