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Kansas woman, child hospitalized after collision

pedestrian accidentOLATHE – A Kansas woman and child were injured in an accident just before 9a.m. on Thursday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Chevy truck driven by Kyle P. Carpenter, 21, Lawrence, was southbound on Interstate 35 at 119th Street in Olathe.

The vehicle veered to the right and struck a 2000 Chevy Suburban that was legally parked on the right shoulder.

Two pedestrians near the Suburban Sonia L. Barnes, 48, Olathe, and 2-year old, Gonziya Duvergel, Kansas City, were transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Carpenter was properly restrained at the time of accident and possibly injured, according to the KHP.

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