The day in photos for August 26, 2011

photo by: Richard Gwin

The second of three serious accidents on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 involved a car-motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 24/40 near the Douglas-Leavenworth county line about 3 p.m. Two people were transported to area hospitals.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Douglas County Sheriff's deputies worked with Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and emergency personnel from Eudora and Lawrence to free a truck driver for Penny's Concrete from his rig about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 25, 2011 near the Eudora exit on Kansas Highway 10 after it overturned, pinning him inside. The driver was flown by helicopter ambulance to an area hospital.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

A Ford Mustang is pulled from a ditch along the Kansas Turnpike on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. Emergency crews were investigating an accident that involved two cars in the eastbound lane. Traffic was stopped just west of East 600 Road to allow a LifeStar helicopter to land on the road.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Two people were injured, at least one of them critically, in a car-motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 24/40 east of Lawrence, near the Leavenworth County line. The person was taken via ground ambulance to KU Hospital because a LifeStar helicopter was being sent to another accident on the Kansas Turnpike.

photo by: George Diepenbrock

Lawrence police officers search for evidence inside a white pickup truck that was allegedly stolen from a Sixth Street construction worker Thursday afternoon. Police arrested an Ozawkie man as the suspect after several officers searched the area near Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

photo by: Caitlin Donnelly

Clothing Details: Shoes: Sperry, 2008, $40. Pants: Uniqlo, 2010, $45. Shirt: Thrifted, 2007, $7. Glasses: Wink, Spring 2011, gift. Bag: Property Of, 2009, $95.

photo by: Caitlin Donnelly

Clothing Details: Skirt: TJMaxx, 2010, $30. Shirt: maurices, 2011, $30. Belt: maurices, 2011, $20. Shoes: Aerensberg’s, 2008, $30. Citrite Ring: Florence, Italy, 2011, €70.

photo by: Nick Krug

The artificial turf is made of a plastic-like material that allows water to drain into the ground. In addition to the Tuckaway at Frontier Apartments, the turf is also in use at The Oread hotel.