HUTCHINSON, Kan. – At around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Reno County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 11713 S. Victory Rd. for a suspicious vehicle. The description of the vehicle was a dark blue Dodge pickup and matched the description of a vehicle reported stolen out of Hutchinson earlier in the morning.

Deputies, along with a trooper from the Kansas Highway Patrol, were able to locate the vehicle driving westbound on Illinois from Yoder Road. The vehicle went north on Halstead. As deputies were still trying to catch up with the vehicle, it turned east on Blanchard at a high rate of speed. The vehicle lost control on the curve and left the roadway to the right, entering the ditch, and overturning onto its top.

The driver, 19-year-old Alex Currie, reported no injuries and was taken into custody by the Hutchinson Police Department. Twenty-four-year-old Heather O’Gorman reported minor injuries and was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment, then taken to jail. Both face potential charges of felony theft and burglary.

Neither occupant was wearing their seat belt at the time of the accident. Airbags did not deploy.

The stolen vehicle is being investigated by the Hutchinson Police Department. The accident is being investigated by the Reno County Sheriff’s Office.

The pickup was reported stolen from a residence in the 1500 block of West 12th around 5:40 a.m.

Currie, who is on Community Corrections for theft and drug charges, has a bond set at $9,000 while the bond for O’Gorman is set at $6,000. Unless they make bond, both should appear in court on Thursday morning.