A car crashed on Sunday night after trying to avoid a wrong-way truck driver on U.S. 73 – K-7, a little north of Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kan.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, the accident was at 10:38 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, on northbound U.S. 73 – K-7.
It was listed as a hit-and-run on the trooper’s report, with an unidentified pickup truck leaving the scene.
A 2002 Dodge Stratus driven by a 17-year-old Leavenworth Kan., woman was northbound on U.S. 73 – K-7 and swerved to the left to avoid an oncoming vehicle that was going the wrong way, the trooper’s report stated.
The Stratus then crossed the median and came to rest in the ditch, according to the trooper’s report.
The 17-year-old driver had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital in Johnson County, according to the trooper’s report.