JULY 1, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #18-0701
CONTACT SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
The Jackson County Sheriff ‘s Office investigated an injury accident on U.S. 75 Hwy on Sunday morning. Steven Cook, 74, of Topeka, Kansas, was traveling northbound on US 75 Hwy in a 2016 Chevrolet Spark at approximately 8:30 this morning. Lee Robert Doyle, 68, of Holton, Kansas, was heading east on 214th Road waiting to cross the northbound lanes of US 75 highway in a 2016 Chevrolet 3500 crew cab pickup truck. Doyle continued into the roadway and struck Cook’s vehicle on the driver’s side. Cook was pinned in his vehicle and was extricated by the Holton Fire Department. Cook was transported by Jackson County EMS to a Topeka area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Holton Police also assisted at the scene.