Dec 29, 2024

Kan. man injured after crash into business, parked vehicle

Posted Dec 29, 2024 5:56 PM
-Photos Atchison Police
-Photos Atchison Police

ATCHISON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 11:30a.m. Friday in Atchison.

A 2020 Ford pick up truck driven by Paul Lueske, 85, Horton, was attempting to park on the north side of the street in front of 717 Commercial in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

The pickup traveled over the curb onto the sidewalk and struck a metal trash can and then the building.

The driver then put the vehicle in reverse and proceeded south across Commercial Street and struck a parked vehicle on the south side of the street.

EMS transported Lueske to Amberwell Hospital for treatment of injuries. The building at 717 Commercial sustained broken windows and damage to the front of the building