Lawrence residents injured in I-70 wreck

The people injured in a wreck this afternoon on the Kansas Turnpike have been identified as two Lawrence residents, Alan and Janet Brummell, both 57. Both were taken to the hospital by air ambulance, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority report.

A report says the wreck happened on eastbound I-70 about 4:30 p.m. when Alan Brummell fell asleep at the wheel of a Toyota SUV, left the road and overturned in the ditch. He suffered minor injuries, but Janet Brummell broke an arm and a leg.

Both were wearing seat belts.