A 27-year-old Topeka woman was listed in serious condition at a Topeka hospital Friday night after a rollover accident about one mile west of Lawrence.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol accident report, Dawnette Meinert was driving a Chevrolet sport utility vehicle south on the South Lawrence Trafficway, which is also Kansas Highway 10, when she swerved to miss a deer lying in the roadway. The vehicle hit the deer, went into a ditch and rolled several times.
The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle.
The accident occurred at 6:50 a.m. Friday just south of K-10’s intersection with U.S. Highway 40. The woman was transported by ambulance to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka.
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puddleglum (anonymous) says…
wondered what all that hubbub was about
gsxr600 (anonymous) says…
Every comment containing a LifeFlight reference by you is get incredibly old. No one cares. You might want to find something new to complain about...
In before "This is just another instance of why the SLT is soooo dangerous. When it was thought out, they should have accounted for the deer population and made deer walkways over the highway so deer can have a safe way across the road..."
sierraclub (anonymous) says…
Yes, I have always wondered why they allow the deer to cross busy highways. They should just tell the deer to only cross at crossworks or when they have the light and traffic is stopped. How dare those deer think they are bicycle riders and not stop for traffic. Come to think about it, deer and bicycle riders have a lot in common. Neither one stop at stop signs. Neither one understands that they do not have the right of way. Neither one pays taxes to be there in the first place.
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
"roger_gilchrist (Anonymous) says…
I heard the deer is being LifeFlighted. Watch out for helicopters!" Whichever Gilchrist boy.
Pathetic, as usual.
Informed (anonymous) says…
I guess I would have expected someone with the moniker "sierraclub" to actually be a bit more tolerant and accepting of both deer and cyclists.
As far the comment about cyclists not paying taxes, we've gone over that one so many times, it's not worth the keystrokes to type a rebuttal.
jackpot (anonymous) says…
Did the deer get a ticket??
Peaty (anonymous) says…
I drove by the scene just as the police were showing up, I didn't see an ambulance yet. The car was still smoldering from the impact, it was facing south bound. The front was damaged pretty bad. I could see one person on the ground on the side of the road wrapped in a blanket. Two people, I assume were passers by that were kind enough to stop and help, were standing over the person talking to them I think. I didn't realize they hit a dear till I traveled further up the road. It looked like the situation was under control for the most part. I'm hoping the person is OK.
mommy04 (anonymous) says…
Wow I sure hope this person isn't anyone you know roger...heartless and ignorant!!
rando1965 (anonymous) says…
i sure hope roger has health insurance and is made of steel so god forbid anything serious happens to him
gccs14r (anonymous) says…
In some places in Canada they have wildlife crossings to help prevent vehicle-animal collisions.
sierraclub (anonymous) says…
A bicycle rider pays tax on a bicycle, helmet, and the clothes that they were. They never pay tax on a rode. Gas and diesel tax pay for the rode. So, a deer and a bicycle rider pay the same amount of tax. And they both have about the same amount of a brain when a car approaches. That is why I ride in areas where cars are not allowed. They are plenty of places to ride and not have a chance to get hit by a car. Share the road?? We just need to get Lawrence to build us bicycle riders some nice, non car, roads to ride on. We could be like Seattle or Boulder City.
Jodi_B (anonymous) says…
23 October 2009
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sierraclub (Anonymous) says…
A bicycle rider pays tax on a bicycle, helmet, and the clothes that they were. They never pay tax on a rode. Gas and diesel tax pay for the rode. So, a deer and a bicycle rider pay the same amount of tax. And they both have about the same amount of a brain when a car approaches.
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Um, Speaking of brains... road v. rode... look it up.
gccs14r (anonymous) says…
Not to mention that the gas tax doesn't pay for even half the road budget. The rest comes from the general fund, so instead of car drivers subisdizing bicyclists, everyone subsidizes car drivers.
dudedog12 (anonymous) says…
"Rode" lets us it in a sentence: I rode the bycycle out in front of the concrete truck.
"Road" . I drove the bycycle down the middle of the "road".
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sierraclub (anonymous) says…
Sorry, when I got educated by the Liberals at KU, I sometimes cannot spell!! But, I am trying the best I can. When you are missing a few fingers, it slows you down. You want to remove my statement about bicycle riders and deer? Well, when I do ride on a road, I always stay as far right as possible. When you get too far left, that is when the problems arise. Alot like like. Right is okay. Too far right, you are in the ditch. Too far left and you are asking for trouble.
Informed (anonymous) says…
It seems, sierraclub, that you do not share the sentiments of many within the LBC here in Lawrence. Your posts are filled with vitriol and hate toward cyclists, even though you put yourself out as one of us. I ride a bike. I drive a truck. I pay taxes. I will continue to ride my bike on roads, trying to be as conscientious and cognizant of the law as possible. I will continue to drive my truck on roads, trying to be as courteous and mindful of cyclists as possible. It's not really that difficult.
parrothead8 (anonymous) says…
Give it up, sierraclub. Your bicycle argument is porous at best.
As a cyclist who owns a car and pays all sorts of taxes and fees to own and operate that car, I can tell you that I pay for the roads.
As a cyclist who owns property and pays property taxes, I can tell you that I pay for the roads.
As a cyclist who buys stuff and pays sales tax, I can tell you that I pay for the roads.
As a cyclist who has a job and pays income tax, I can tell you that I pay for the roads.
As a cyclist who sometimes rides my bike instead of driving my car, I use the roads less, causing less wear and tear to them and emitting less pollution...so the fact that you think I don't pay enough to use the roads? Man, you are SO wrong.
Now, let's hope this woman is okay. The roads around here have taken quite a toll on humans lately.
sierraclub (anonymous) says…
Yes, the roads are at fault. Ever since they passed that darn highbill in the 60's, the roads seem to cause a lot of problems. Yes, lets blame the roads.
friend73 (anonymous) says…
How can everyone be so heartless. at 6:50 in the morning it's still dark. Going 65 mph, it probably was hard to see it in the road. Not only that, u don't expect it to be laying there, u are looking from side to side waiting for one to jump out.. I hope the lady is ok.. That's horrible.
BigPrune (anonymous) says…
What does one do if you come upon a deer lying in the road, swerve or plow through? Hope I never have to make that split second decision.
Why don't they put deer repellant along the shoulders of roads?
redmoonrising (anonymous) says…
As to taxes, how can you be so sure they don't pay taxes? Of course we all pay sales tax. And if we own a home we pay property taxes. Even if we rent, we pay property taxes. No landlord is stupid enough not to include them in the rent, is he/she? Some cyclists might even own cars for which they pay personal property and gas taxes. Oh. and don't overlook state and federal income taxes. We all pay taxes so that comment has no merit. As to the rest of us who went to KU, well, I might make some typos now and then, but I can spell. Heck, I could spell even before I went to KU. So why does everyone have to find someone else to blame for their own shortcomings? Ah that this were a perfect world where we all could be right all the time.
grimpeur (anonymous) says…
sierraclub, you're a punk and an ignoramus. Don't ever come in here with your weak crap again. You, like most of the welfare-queen lazy half-wit drivers in here, pay less in taxes than I do. So don't let me catch you mooching off me by driving on my roads, ya punk-azz bastid, or you might find yourself in more trouble than you bargained for. Now go clean yourself up.
Peaty (anonymous) says…
When I drove by the accident, traveling north, I saw the SUV off the left side of the road, on it's wheels it must of landed upright, then the remnants of the deer in the center of the road. A little further up the road a car facing north on my side of the road. A guy was out of the car inspecting his front end. What I think happened was he hit the deer first, the deer was in the road as the SUV came upon it. Again, I hope the SUV driver is OK. I'm sad to hear she was not wearing a seatbelt.
thebcman (anonymous) says…
get a life roger.
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staff04 (anonymous) says…
People still drive without seatbelts? SOOOO 1983.
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starkm (anonymous) says…
Oh for the love of humanity!!!!!!! AGAIN????? This is soooooooooooo ridiculous! I get it. If you say something remotely intelligent which again encourages people to make smart choices about how to best protect themselves apparently that doesn't warrant being allowed to stay on here. I don't understand it.
I had a true, personal anecdote about the life-saving importance of seatbelts, but that too was apparently deemed inappropriate. Again, it makes me sad and I find it utterly asinine, but oh well. Apparently, since I didn't go to Journalism School rather than being a healthcare provider and maybe knowing a thing or two about the usefulness of good, sound choices for keeping one's self safe and healthy, my opinion doesn't count for much. So much I guess also for having a close family member whose life was literally saved by seatbelt use as characterized by law enforcement as the scene of my father's accident 20+ years ago. Guess I'm just an idiot in the eyes of the comment moderators for my local paper.
People wear your damn seatbelts!!!!! They're not fashion accessories for our cars. They really do save lives and help prevent life-threatening injuries. But don't take my word for it, check it out with the good folks over at the NTSB http://www.ntsb.gov or perhaps even the fine people of NHTSA http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov or maybe you'll find this link helpful... http://www.iihs.org/research/topics/b...
Now, I wonder how long this post will take to get deleted by the journalism gods in the sky. Hmmmmmmmmm