2 hospitalized after 2-vehicle Kansas crash

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ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. —Two people were injured  in an accident just after 6p.m. Monday in Atchison.

A 2024 Dodge Ram pickup pulling a trailer and driven by Kevin Brauer, 56, McLouth, was westbound on U.S. 59 at 14th Street. He failed to stop at a red traffic control light according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.  The pickup and a southbound 2018 Mazda passenger car driven by Tessa Jimenez, 54, Atchison, collided in the intersection.

Fire Department crews extricated Jimenez from the vehicle and  transported her and a 54-year-old male passenger to Amberwell Hospital for examination.

There were no injuries in the Brauer vehicle. Police cited him for failure to stop at a red traffic control signal.