A woman was hospitalized after a crash in downtown Emporia late Thursday morning.
Around 11 am, a car rear-ended a minivan at Seventh and Merchant. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says 23-year-old Brittany Shapley of Haigler, Neb., was southbound in the minivan and was being followed by 20-year-old Colin Ringer of Emporia. Ringer was driving a car.
Both vehicles were stopped at a red, but when the light turned green, Shapley was yielding to oncoming traffic so she could turn left. Ringer’s car rear-ended the van.
A passenger in the Shapley van, 60-year-old Deanna Thompon-Simpson, was taken to Newman Regional Health for observation and treatment. Ringer was cited for careless driving.
12:20 pm Thursday
A rear-end collision in downtown Emporia has police officers investigating Thursday.
Emporia Police says a minivan and car were both southbound on Merchant when the wreck happened at Seventh Avenue shortly before 11:30 am. The driver of the minivan stopped in the intersection for currently unknown reasons. The car then hit the van from behind.
One passenger in the van was taken to Newman Regional Health for care and treatment.
Names have not been released at this time. Seventh Avenue was blocked just west of Merchant for about 20 minutes during initial treatment and early stages of the investigation.
