A roll-over accident caused by a distracted driver caused a slight delay on Fort Riley Blvd and an injury.
As KMAN news previously announced on Saturday, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a roll-over accident occured on Fort Riley Blvd and Scenic Drive, near Stagg Hill.
Hannah Byun, an 18 year old from Junction City, was driving her 2006 Pontiac G6 Eastbound on Fort Riley Blvd. She was attempting to change the song on her iphone when she swerved to miss a traffic cone. She overcompensated, and clipped a 2000 GMC Yukon driven by Michael Packer, 48, also of Junction City. Byun’s car then swerved into the construction zone and rolled over.
Byun was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center to be treated for neck pain and a possible concussion where she was treated and released.. She was cited for inatentive driving. Traffic on Fort Riley Boulevard was delayed for about thirty minutes while the accident was cleared.
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A little after 4:30 pm on Saturday, a report came of a rollover accident on Fort Riley Boulevard just west of Scenic Drive.
This accident did cause about 30 minutes worth of traffic delays, but Fort Riley Boulevard is back open.
KMAN will continue bringing updates as they become available.
