Pedestrian-car accident at 26th and Iowa sends Lawrence man to Topeka hospital

A 39-year-old Lawrence man was struck by a 27-year-old Lawrence woman in a car as he walked across 26th and Iowa streets just before 8 a.m. Saturday. He was taken by ground ambulance to Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical suspected that he had sustained head and leg injuries. Sgt. Ted Bordman said Saturday that the man’s injuries were minor. The driver had made a complete stop on 26th Street and was beginning to make a right turn onto Iowa Street when the pedestrian entered the roadway, Bordman said. No citations were issued.