A Breckenridge man escaped injury when the pickup he was driving was struck in the rear by another pickup while both were slowing in Jackson County traffic Tuesday afternoon.
Twenty-four-year-old Misael Guzman Yepez of Kansas City received minor injuries and was taken to the Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence. The driver of the pickup that had come to a stop in northbound traffic on Highway 470 was listed as 42-year-old Bradley Webb of Breckenridge. He was not injured during the crash.
Both drivers were using seat belts and damage to both vehicles was described as moderate.