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One injured in Tuesday Jackson Co wreck

(KNZA)--A Tuesday evening two-vehicle Jackson County wreck sent a Georgia woman to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened shortly before 7:30 on U.S. 75 Highway at 162nd Road near Mayetta.

The Patrol reports 24-year-old Anthony Lee, of Topeka, was driving a Fed Ex truck westbound on 162nd Road when he failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by southbound SUV on U.S. 75 as he attempted to cross the highway.

The driver of the SUV, 29-year-old Karmeka Allen-Cox, of Austell, Georgia, was transported to a Topeka hospital for the treatment of suspected minor injuries.

Two children in her vehicle, ages 1 and 5, were not hurt. Lee also escaped injury.

The Patrol says all the occupants were properly restrained.

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