Animal causes overnight K10 accident; only minor injuries reported

A one car rollover accident around 12:30 a.m. on Kansas Highway 10 injured a 19-year-old Lawrence man, authorities said Monday.

The driver of a 2005 Ford Focus swerved to miss an animal in the roadway at mile marker 12, near Eudora, said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kari Wempe.

Eric Heikkila, the driver of the car, was transported by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. There were no passengers in the Lawrence man’s car, Wempe said.