The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says on October 23, 2026, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Cowley County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of 202nd Road and 31st Road in rural Cowley County for an injury accident. The investigation determined that a silver 2011 Ford Fusion, driven by Milo Eaton, 22, of Wichita, Kansas, was traveling northbound on 31st Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a red 2021 Chrysler Voyager traveling westbound on 202nd Road, driven by Amel “Royce” Dockins, 74, of Udall, Kansas. Dockins and his passenger, Marilyn Dockins, 70, of Udall, were transported by ambulance to Wesley Medical Center with critical injuries. Eaton was transported by ambulance to South Central Medical Center with minor injuries. Amel “Royce” Dockins died at Wesley Medical Center at approximately 1:00 a.m. on October 24, 2026, from injuries sustained in the accident. Eaton was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign.
