One person was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan following an accident Friday afternoon, in Kimballton. According to the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year old David Spencer Reeves, of Adair, was injured when the vehicle he was a passenger in, was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 44 and County Road M-66. The accident happened at around 4-p.m.

Officials say 20-year old Brice L. Leeper, of Adair, was traveling north on M-66, when he became distracted and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 44. Leeper’s 1993 Jeep was hit by a 1979 Chevy driven by 53-year old Thomas Eugene Hansen, of Exira, as Hansen was traveling west on Highway 44. Leeper was cited for Failure to Stop. Damage from the crash amounted to $13,000.