FEBRUARY 19. 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #19-0219
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Early morning accident closes a stretch of US 75
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, KHP, Jackson County EMS and area fire departments responded to an injury accident just north of 286th on US Hwy 75 shortly before 6 am this morning. The accident involved a northbound semi tractor-trailer and a southbound Ford Fusion. The two vehicles collided head on approximately ¼ mile north of 286th Road. Both lanes of US Hwy 75 have been closed temporarily from K-9 Hwy to K-16 Hwy in Holton. The driver of the Ford Fusion was taken to a Topeka hospital and was triaged code yellow, while the two occupants of the semi were triaged code green.