KANSAS CITY- A teen driver was injured in an accident just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Chevy passenger vehicle driven by Blaine M. Shapley, 18, Smithville, MO.,
was southbound on Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 435.

The driver failed to maintain a single lane to the right and struck the rear of a 2014 Kansas Highway Patrol Chevy Tahoe.

The Tahoe with emergency lights activated was legally parked on the right shoulder. The KC Metro trooper was outside the vehicle assisting a 2005 Peterbilt semi driven by Michael J. Gibson, 73, Oskaloosa, that had been involved in a non-injury collision.

Shapley was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

The trooper and Gibson were not injured. Shapley was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.