ELLSWORTH COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 10:30 a.m. Friday in Ellsworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Infiniti QX80 driven by Ernest D. Jezek, 64, Holyrood, was eastbound on Avenue Q three miles north of Holyrood.
The driver failed to yield and struck the side of a northbound 2011 Ford F350 driven by Evan J Liebel, 26, Claflin, at the intersection of 5th Road.
EMS transported a passenger in the Infiniti, Lisa A. Jezek, 64, of Holyrood, to the Ellsworth County Medical Center. The drivers and a passenger in the pickup were not injured. Liebel and Lisa Jezek were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.