Oct 01, 2024

Two hospitalized after pickups collide

Posted Oct 01, 2024 9:00 PM

GEARY COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Tuesday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford F150 driven by Lashawndra T. Mollice Smith, 29, Wichita Falls, Texas, was northbound on Kansas 57 at Kansas 244 two miles north of Junction City.

 The driver failed to yield the right of way at the intersection. The pickup and a southbound 2022 Ford F150 driven by Johnny R. Gibson, 42, Enterprise, collided.

EMS transported Smith and Gibson to Stormont Vail in Junction City. Two children in the 2012 pickup were in car seats and not injured. Both drivers were also properly restrained, according to the KHP.