Oct 27, 2022

Two from Manhattan hospitalized after rear-end crash

Posted Oct 27, 2022 3:53 PM

RILEY COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 4p.m. Wednesday in Manhattan.

A 2006 Toyota Tundra driven by Benjamin Lemmons, 40, Manhattan was eastbound on Bluemont Avenue and turned onto Tuttle Creek Blvd. and rear-ended a 2018 Ford Fusion driven by Daniel Tyson, 47, Manhattan, that was stopped with traffic, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

EMS transported two passengers in the Ford identified as Traci Tyson, 42, and Taylor Hatch, 17, both of Manhattan to Via Christi for treatment of head pain. Lemmons was issued a citation for following too close.