ELLSWORTH COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Friday in Ellsworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Ford Explorer driven by Michael L. Berkgren, 54, Oakley, was eastbound on Interstate 70 near the Sylvan Grove exit.
The SUV traveled over a slick spot while snow was blowing across the highway. The vehicle entered the median, struck a drain grate, went airborne, rolled and came to rest on its top in the median.
EMS transported Berkgren and a passenger Chelsey Schiltz, 39, Oakley, to Hays Medical Center. Berkgren was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.