Two Missouri men injured in I-70 accident near Lawrence

Two Missouri men were injured in an early morning accident Sunday on Interstate 70 north of Lawrence.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. near the 200 mile marker of I-70 — which is between the West Lawrence and Kansas Highway 10 interchanges — when Justin Ross Snyder, 21, of Topeka, attempted to change from the eastbound left lane to the right lane. The 2008 Nissan Snyder was driving struck the rear of an eastbound 2002 Mini Cooper driven by Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, 52, of St. Joseph, Mo. The impact caused the Mini Cooper to roll and skid into the south ditch.

Rodriguez and passenger Oscar Lopez Ruiz, 40, of St. Joseph, Mo., were transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, according to the report. A spokeswoman for Stormont Vail said Rodriquez was treated and released.

Snyder was not injured in the accident, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol report.