Jan 29, 2024

Mo. man hospitalized after car jumps creek, strikes tree

Posted Jan 29, 2024 10:00 AM

BROWN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Sunday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Zachary R. Thornton, 30, Kansas City, Missouri, was eastbound on 170th Street. 

The driver failed to stop at the stop sign at U.S. 73 and continued eastbound. The driver lost control and vehicle traveled into the north ditch, jumped the creek, landed on the front end and struck a tree.

EMS transported Thornton to Amberwell Hiawatha Hospital. The KHP did not have seat belt usage information.