Post updated at 10:19 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22:
A runner was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday morning on North 1400 Road between Lawrence and Eudora, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The pedestrian, a 27-year-old Lawrence man, was running eastbound when he was struck by a westbound Chevrolet Cavalier just before 5:30 a.m. Friday on the road, which is also called Old K-10, between East 1900 and East 2000 roads.
“Medics transported the injured runner via ground ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital,” according to the sheriff’s office. “The driver of the Cavalier, a 70-year-old Eudora man, suffered injuries believed to be minor, and medics transported him to LMH Health, where he was later released.”
The road was set to be closed “for an extended period” for crash investigators to work at the scene, and they had asked drivers to find an alternate route. The road reopened just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, according to an update from DGSO.
“Crash investigators will complete a full report,” according to DGSO.
In July, a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle along a nearby stretch of roadway. He ultimately died from his injuries.
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