The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that the driver of a truck involved in a two-vehicle fatality accident on I-70 Tuesday near Grandview Plaza has been arrested.

According to Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf, Steven Johnson, 42, Houston, Texas, has been arrested on two counts of suspicion of Involuntary Manslaughter while Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, plus one count each of Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, and Improper Driving on Laned Roadway. He is expected to have a first appearance in Geary County District Court today ( Wednesday ).

A Junction City woman and her daughter died in the accident just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the fatality victims as Jessica Michelle Thompson, 26 and Leah Michelle Thompson, 5. Another passenger in their vehicle, Jaydon Allan Thompson, 6, was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that the International truck driven by Johnson was eastbound on the interstate, entered the median, and onto westbound lanes where it struck a Ford 500 driven by Jessica Michelle Thompson. Both vehicles came to rest in the north ditch.