Warm air overrunning colder air at the surface resulted in widespread freezing drizzle and light freezing rain across portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas from the 23rd through the early morning hours on the 24th. The icy conditions aided numerous vehicle accidents, two of which were fatal across Sumner and Cowley counties, and several of which produced injuries.

Winter Weather in RENO, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 21:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 20.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain, freezing drizzle and light snow aided in an injury accident on K-96 a few miles south of South Hutchinson at 7:45 am on the 24th. A 55-year-old Yoder woman was westbound when her pickup hit a patch of ice, striking another pickup driven by a 32-year-old South Hutchinson man. Both were injured in the accident. Information courtesy of the Hutchinson News.

Winter Weather in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 21:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 25.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain, freezing drizzle and light snow aided in a 24-year-old Hutchinson woman to lose control of her vehicle somewhere near Wichita on the morning of the 24th. The vehicle hit a fence and rolled once, injuring the woman. In another car accident, a 23-year-old Garden City man was injured on K-96 near 263rd Street around 10 am on the 24th, when another vehicle lost control and spun into his. Information courtesy of the Hutchinson News.

Winter Weather in HARVEY, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 21:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 10.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain and freezing drizzle aided in a single-vehicle injury accident on I-135 north of Newton around 11:30 pm on the 23rd. The pickup lost control on the ice and rolled a few times in the median. Information courtesy of the Hutchinson News.

Winter Weather in SUMNER, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 100.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain and freezing drizzle aided in a fatal car accident shortly after 9 am just north of the Belle Plaine service center on the Kansas Turnpike. A 39-year-old Clearwater man and his 9-year-old son were traveling north on I-35 when the pickup rolled into the ditch after they lost control in the icy conditions. Sadly, the father died at the scene, while the boy sustained some injuries. Another accident occurred around 8:45 am when an SUV rolled near GKN Aerospace on Highway 81. About 30 minutes later, a semi-truck fell partially off a bridge on Highway 160, next to the Wellington Wal-Mart. Several other accidents, some with injuries, occurred across Sumner County on the 23rd due to the inclement weather. Information courtesy of the Wichita Eagle, Arkansas City Traveler and Wellington News.

Winter Weather in SALINE, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 15.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain and freezing drizzle aided in a three-vehicle accident on the 23rd shortly after 10 pm on I-135 just south of Crawford Street in Salina, resulting in two injuries. Information courtesy of the Salina Journal. Several other accidents were reported on I-70, but any other possible injuries remain unknown.

Winter Weather in COWLEY, KANSAS
From 23-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 24-DEC-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 30.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain and freezing drizzle aided in a fatal car accident around 9:30 am on Highway 77, 10 miles north of Winfield. A 37-year-old El Dorado man was injured when he lost control of the south-bound van and hit a tree, engulfing the van in flames. One of the passengers, a 19-year-old El Dorado man, was also injured. Sadly, the other passenger, a 61-year-old El Dorado man, was killed. Additionally, a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officer and a Highway Patrol Trooper sustained injures attempting to pull the 61-year-old El Dorado man from the van. Several other accidents, some with injuries, occurred on the 23rd across Cowley County due to the inclement weather. Information courtesy of the Wichita Eagle and Arkansas City Traveler.