Emporia Police have released additional information into the two-vehicle accident that led to one of the involved vehicles overturning and its driver being hospitalized Tuesday evening.
According to Emporia Police Captain Ray Mattas, 23-year-old Taylor Stuart of Emporia was traveling southbound in the 1400 block of Lawrence in a 2018 Chevy Cruze when she struck a 2012 Jeep Liberty which was legally parked on the street. Officers at the scene told KVOE News the tires of both vehicles made contact and caused the Cruze to overturn and land on its roof.
Officers said Stuart was complaining of chest pain following the accident and was taken to Newman Regional Health for possible treatment. Mattas says “inattentive driving is believed to be the cause of the accident.”
Word on possible citations is currently pending. No other individuals were inside of either vehicle and Stuart was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
9 pm Tuesday: One to Newman following two-vehicle collision and rollover in Emporia neighborhood Tuesday evening
One person was hospitalized after colliding with a parked vehicle in an Emporia neighborhood Tuesday evening.
The accident was reported in the 1400 block of Lawrence around 8 pm prompting a response from Emporia Police and Emporia EMS. According to officers at the scene, a Chevy Cruze was traveling southbound on Lawrence when for unknown reasons it struck a parked Jeep Liberty on the rear passenger side.
The tires of both vehicles made contact causing the Cruze to overturn and come to a rest on its top. The driver, an unnamed female, was removed from the vehicle and had complaints of chest pain.
She was taken to Newman Regional Health for possible treatment of “non-life threatening injuries.” No other occupants were inside of either vehicle at the time of the crash and the driver of the Cruze was wearing a seatbelt.
Officers say the driver did not show any signs of impairment and the crash is under further investigation.
