Sep 30, 2020

Semi rollover closes portion of I-70 early Wednesday morning

Posted Sep 30, 2020 3:34 PM

THOMAS COUNTY — The Thomas County Sheriff's Office reported Friday that a semi rollover in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 closed the highway to traffic for nearly two hours early Wednesday morning.

The sheriff's office said the incident happened just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday near mile marker 61.5 in Thomas County. The westbound land was shut down for nearly two hours.

The sheriff said the driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained only minor injuries that were treated on the scene.

Corrected, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to reflect the correct day of the incident. Hays Post apologizes for the error.