A motorcyclist was flown to an area hospital after a crash with an SUV Wednesday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The SUV fled the scene of the crash toward Leavenworth County, DGSO said in a tweet just after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Highway 24/40 will be closed to all traffic between East 1500 and East 1600 roads for “an unspecified amount of time,” according to the tweet.
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That’s near the Lawrence Municipal Airport, north of town.
Additional information, such as the motorcyclist’s identity or a more complete description of the SUV allegedly involved in the crash, was not available Wednesday evening.
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