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One hospitalized after Mo. teen falls asleep at the wheel

KHP  Kansas Highway PatrolLEAVENWORTH- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 4 p.m. on Friday in Leavenworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Ford Ranger driven by Alexandra Wilson, 19, Dearborn, MO., was westbound on U.S. 24 at Stone Creek. The driver fell asleep and struck a 2004 Dodge 1500 driven by Mary E. Akors, 75, Kansas City, that was stopped at a red light.

Akors was transported to KU Medical Center. The KHP reported Wilson was possibly injured but not where she was treated. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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