24-year-old Lecompton woman dies after rural Douglas County crash

A 24-year-old Lecompton woman has died from injuries she suffered in a Sunday morning car crash, deputies said.

Around 11 a.m. a 1970 Chevy truck, driven by 19-year-old Steven Drake of Lawrence was driving on East 700 Road with Taylor Lister as a passenger, said Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek.

In the 1400 block of the road the truck left the roadway, entered a ditch and hit a tree, Dymacek said.

“It is unknown at this time why the vehicle left the roadway,” she said.

Both Drake and Lister were driven by ambulance to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Dymacek said.

Lister died at the hospital from her injuries, Dymacek said.

A condition update was unavailable on Drake; however, Dymacek said he suffered nonlife-threatening injuries.

Neither Lister nor Drake was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, Dymacek said.

The sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation into the accident, Dymacek said.