GEARY COUNTY – A third person died on Wednesday from injuries in Tuesday’s Interstate 70 accident in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 International Truck driven by Steven Wayne Johnson, 42, Houston, TX., was eastbound on Interstate 70 six miles east of U.S. 77 just before 11 a.m.

The truck entered the median and onto westbound lanes and struck a 2006 Ford 500 driven by Jessica Michelle Thompson, 26, Junction City.

A gofundme account has been established to help the family

Both vehicles came to rest in the North ditch.
Thompson and her 5-year-old daughter Leah Michelle Thompson were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Penwell Gable Mortuary.

An emergency medical team flew the driver’s 6-year-old son Jaydon Allan Thompson to Wesley Medical Center where he died, according to the KHP.

Johnson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was not injured, according to the KHP. He was arrested on two counts of suspicion of Involuntary Manslaughter while Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, plus one count each of Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, and Improper Driving on Laned Roadway, according to the Geary County Sheriff’s Department.  Bond for Johnson was set at $250,000 during a first appearance in Geary County District Court on Wednesday.