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Plea in Nemaha Co Injury Wreck Case

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/17/2016

Justin Gerdes

(KMZA)--A Fort Riley soldier is to be sentenced July 7th on charges in connection with a head-on collision last August in Nemaha County that sent three Seneca residents to the hospital.

As part of a plea agreement, Justin Gerdes pleaded “ no contest” to two counts of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol in the case. In exchange for the plea, three additional counts were dismissed.

Gerdes was charged in connection a two-vehicle wreck on August 22nd on U.S. 63 Highway north of Seneca that was investigated by the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The Patrol says Gerdes was northbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle driven by Kelsey Bradley, of Seneca.

Bradley, two passengers in her vehicle and Gerdes were transported to the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca for the treatment of injuries.

Gerdes remains free on a $10,000 O.R. bond.

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