DOUGLAS COUNTY — Law enforcement are investigating a pedestrian accident that occurred just 5:30a.m. Friday in Douglas County.
A 27-year-old Lawrence man who was running eastbound on N 1400 Road suffered serious injuries when a westbound 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier struck him, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman George Diepenbrock.
The accident occurred in the 1900 block of N 1400 Road, between Lawrence and Eudora.
Medics transported the injured runner via ground ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital.
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.
Deputies closed the road in the area for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Team to examine the scene. They reopened the road at 9:25 a.m.