Aug 07, 2025

NW Kan. man hospitalized after violent rollover accident

Posted Aug 07, 2025 9:40 AM

SHERIDAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 9:30p.m. Wednesday in Sheridan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Chevy Colorado driven by  Erik Favio  Santamaria Cornelio, 39, Hoxie, was eastbound on U.S. 24 at County Road 40.

The pickup traveled off the  roadway to the south and began sliding sideways. The vehicle jumped County Rd 40 W and began rolling sideways into a field. It rolled multiple times and the driver was ejected.

 EMS transported Santamaria Cornelio to AmberMed Hospital in Hoxie for treatment of serious injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP>