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Driver injured in head-on crash after illegal u-turn on I-70 ramp
TREGO COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Monday in Trego County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Acura ILX driven by Ralph Harding, 63, Colorado, was entering Interstate 70 from the on ramp at Collyer. The driver made an illegal U-turn and began driving eastbound in the westbound lanes.
Driver hospitalized after I-70 semi crash into KDOT fence
TREGO COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 1p.m. Friday in Trego County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Kenworth semi driven by Cristafer L. Strannigan, 52, Lake Lotawana, Missouri, was eastbound on Interstate 70 one half mile east of WaKeeney. The vehicle traveled off...
2 hospitalized after storm blows semi off Interstate 70
TREGO COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before 2p.m. Thursday in Trego County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Freightliner semi driven by Andy Montoya, 52, Log Lane Village, Colorado, was eastbound on Interstate 70 seven miles west of WaKeeney. A large gust of wind pushed the vehicle and trailer into the median where it fell onto the driver's side.
NW Kan. man hospitalized after ATV rolls down embankment
TREGO COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Monday in Trego County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Kawasaki ATV driven by Ricky Virgil Pfannenstiel, 63, WaKeeney, was conducting highway maintenance on Interstate 70 just west of Ogallah. While attempting to drive up the...
Fundraiser established for family in deadly crash with KHP trooper
On Monday, Aug. 19, Gerald Rahier, Arielle Lemos and their two young sons were driving when they were T-boned by a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper who was responding to another accident. According to Katie Lyons of Hoxie, who created the GoFundMe account, after being struck, their car rolled about five...
Driver hospitalized after storm blows semi over on I-70
GOVE COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 7p.m. Monday in Gove County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Volvo semi driven by Jaroslaw Komar, 60, Ontario, Canada, was eastbound on Interstate 70 approximately three miles east of Quinter in rain and heavy winds. The wind knocked the vehicle over and it came to rest on its driver side in the median.