Two people went to a hospital following a crash in southern Chase County on Friday, but Emporia Fire says only one person in the ambulance needed treatment.
The crash was reported at mile marker 103, 24 miles southwest of the Emporia tollgate, around 11:15 am. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the car’s driver, 64-year-old Jeffery Hall of Lenexa, had an unspecified medical issue and blacked out behind the wheel. Hall’s car spun out in the highway and drove down three sections of barrier wall before stopping.
Emporia Fire says it took Hall to Newman Regional Health for treatment. The Highway Patrol crash log also lists 70-year-old Deborah Hall as going to the hospital.
1:30 pm Friday: One person hurt in Kansas Turnpike wreck southwest of Emporia
One person was hurt after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike on Friday.
The crash was reported at mile marker 103, 24 miles southwest of the Emporia tollgate, just before 11:30 am. The Highway Patrol hasn’t detailed specifics, but Emporia Fire says it took one person to Newman Regional Health for observation and possible treatment. Another person declined medical treatment.
We’ll have more information on KVOE and KVOE.com when it’s divulged.
