Hospital officials said Dwight Waddell, 81, of Brookhaven, was airlifted to UMC, where he is in stable condition. His wife Sara, 81, who was transported by ambulance from KDMC, is in fair condition at UMC.

Brookhaven Fire Chief Tony Weeks said fire department units were called to the scene with the Jaws of Life after two cars collided on Brookway Boulevard near the interstate. He said a door was removed to extricate Dwight Waddell.

"From what I understand, it was just one person pulled out in front of the other and they hit each other," he said.

Weeks said the Waddells were in a minivan, and the other vehicle was a truck driven by John Bass, also of Brookhaven.