Feb 24, 2022

Woman hospitalized after car lands in creek off I-70

Posted Feb 24, 2022 7:45 PM

WABAUNSEE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Thursday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Mazda 6 driven by  Owen, Carol Sue Owen, Beatrice, Nebraska, was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of Vera Road.

The car left the right side of the road. entered the north ditch, struck an embankment and came to rest in the creek.

EMS transported Owen to Stormont Vail in Topeka. She was properly restrained, according to the  KHP.