A Wamego optometrist has died in a one vehicle roll-over crash in Cayman Brac. Dr. Mark Bettencourt, 54, had been visiting since Friday but was not found at the accident scene Sunday right away. His body was later found underneath the vehicle.
The crash also killed Topeka construction company owner Douglas Carney, 50 and critically injured longtime Cayman Brac resident Robert “Bob” Barbera, 48.
Authorities indicate the Honda Odyssey van ran off the road at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday although Bettencourt’s body wasn’t found until 8:45. It wasn’t known until later that Bettencourt had been with the other two.
Bettencourt had been an optometrist in Wamego since 1994. He is survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son.
