Emporia Police have given more details about Monday’s injury crash at Sixth and Chestnut that sent one person to Newman Regional Health afterward.
Sgt. Lisa Sage says 62-year-old Linda Glaze of Emporia was driving an SUV eastbound on Sixth and crossed the center lane a bit after 3 pm. Her SUV then hit a westbound SUV driven by 62-year-old Sharon Todd of Williford Sharp, Arkansas, almost head-on.
A second westbound SUV, driven by 49-year-old Bud Lehnherr, hometown not listed, then hit Todd’s SUV.
Todd was taken to Newman Regional Health with what are being described as minor injuries. Originally, Police said a woman in the eastbound SUV was taken to the hospital.
Officers cited Glaze for going left-of-center and for careless driving.
5 pm Monday: Three SUVs collide in central Emporia; one person taken to hospital
Three SUVs collided at Emporia’s Sixth and Chestnut intersection Monday afternoon, sending one person to Newman Regional Health for treatment afterward.
Emergency crews responded to the intersection of West Sixth and Chestnut shortly after 3 pm for a reported injury accident. Emporia Police officers say an eastbound SUV crossed the center lane for currently unknown reasons and hit one of two westbound SUVs almost head-on. A second westbound SUV then sideswiped the other westbound SUV.
According to Emporia Police officers on scene, four people in three separate vehicles were involved in the accident. Three individuals were examined on scene and one woman in the eastbound SUV was taken to Newman Regional Health with apparently non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic was completely blocked on Sixth between Chestnut and Oak for about 40 minutes but reopened to normal flow shortly before 4 pm.
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