MANHATTAN- One person was injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Monday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1991 Chevy Camaro driven by William A. Lopiccolo, 23, Fort Riley, was in the inside lane of Interstate 70 one mile west of the Riley-Wabaunsee County line.

The driver fell asleep.  The vehicle entered the median and struck the ditch.

A passenger in the vehicle Seth J. Kaiktsian, 24, Virginia Beach, VA., was transported to Mercy Medical Center.

Lopiccolo was not injured.

The KHP reported both individuals were properly restrained at the time of the accident.