Injury accident reported on turnpike

A woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday night on the Kansas Turnpike a mile east of the East Lawrence terminal.

She was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Kansas Turnpike Authority dispatchers said. The accident occurred about 7 p.m. and was still under investigation late Wednesday night. No other details were available.

Driver injured in road grader collision

McLouth — A road grader backed into a pickup truck Wednesday morning, injuring a McLouth woman who was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

Joann C. Willits, 65, was driving the 2003 Ford truck northbound on Washington Avenue four miles south of McLouth when it was struck by a 1999 Caterpillar, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. Willits was treated and released at the hospital, a nursing supervisor said.

The driver of the road grader was identified by the Highway Patrol as Samuel L. Summerville, 57, Perry. He was not hurt.

The accident was reported at 7:45 a.m.

Law enforcement report

Lawrence Police said Wednesday that in the past 24 hours they’d handled:

• 276 calls.
• 25 reports.
• one burglary.
• four thefts.
• two criminal damages to property.
• nine noise disturbances.
• eight noninjury accidents.

Burglaries and thefts reported

• A 17-year-old reported his 1989 Cadillac sedan worth $2,000 taken between 1 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday from the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road.

Emergency calls

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:

Fire calls

• Arcing, shorted electrical equipment, 10:03 p.m. Tuesday, 2570 Cedarwood Ave.
• Smoke detector malfunction, 6:48 p.m. Tuesday, 4931 W. Sixth St.
• Smoke detector malfunction, 4:07 p.m. Tuesday, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
• Smoke scare, 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, 101 Lawrence Ave.
• False alarm, 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, 1515 Engel Road.