(KNZA)--A Thursday morning two-vehicle Jefferson County wreck sent one person to the hospital.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on U.S. 24 Highway, just east of Clark Road, shortly before 10:15.
According to the KHP report, 50-year-old Frank Newton, of Topeka, was westbound when he struck the rear of a westbound Kansas Department of Transportation dump truck.
Newton was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital for the treatment of suspected serious injuries.
The driver of the KDOT truck, 38-year-old Michael Teeter, of Lecompton, was not hurt.
The Patrol says both drivers were buckled up when the wreck occurred.
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