A Belleville man died in an early Sunday morning crash in Geary County. Ronald E. Stump, Jr., 35, died in the one car accident in the 7,000 block of Laurel Canyon Road, 5.1 miles north of K-244.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Stump was driving a 2015 Chevy Malibu south bound on Laurel Canyon Road, when the road came to a dead end and for an unknown reason Stump drove off the end of the roadway. The Chevy then rolled down an embankment, coming to a rest on its top.
Passengers in the vehicle were identified as Wesley Peters, 33, and Kayleen Notter, 26, both of Belleville. They were taken to Geary Community Hospital. None of the three had seatbelts on.
The accident was reported at 6:15 Sunday morning.
