Driver arrested for DUI following crash near Lawrence airport
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports the crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 40 Highway, near the Lawrence Regional Airport.
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According to the sheriff's office, everyone involved appeared to have minor injuries.
As deputies investigated the crash, they suspected one driver of impairment and placed him in custody on a suspicion of DUI. He is not being named at this time until formal charges have been filed with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office.
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The incident remains under investigation.
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