SHAWNEE COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 2p.m. Tuesday in Shawnee County.
The Kansas Turnpike Authority reported a 2002 Jeep Liberty driven by Mary Martinez, 71, Junction City, was westbound on Interstate 70 and rear-ended a 2019 Buick Encore driven by Jill Christine Halstead, 55, Concordia, that had stopped to pay at the toll plaza.
Halstead and a passenger Summer C. Champlin, 30, Concordia, complained of pain. The KTA did not report if they were transported to a hospital for treatment. Martinez was not injured.
All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KTA.