May 08, 2026

Hays woman hospitalized after crash during u-turn

Posted May 08, 2026 8:00 PM

HARVEY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Friday in Harvey County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Toyota Sienna driven by   Jenny Marie Nicholl, 38, Hays, was southbound on Interstate 135 one mile south of Newton. The minivan struck a 2014 Ford F150 driven by Gordon Wesley Schmidt, 80, Inman, who was attempting to make a U-turn from the right shoulder. After impact both vehicles came to rest in the median.

EMS transported Nicholl to Newton Medical Center. Schmidt and a passenger in the mini van were not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.