Mar 29, 2026

Kan. man struck by semi after getting out of car on I-70

Posted Mar 29, 2026 11:00 PM

GEARY COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 4:30a.m. Sunday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Nissan Altima was legally parked on the right shoulder of Interstate 70 Westbound just east of Milford Lake Road. The driver identified as Austin J McIntosh, 20, Topeka, exited the car and walked into the lanes of travel. A westbound 2021 Freightliner semi struck McIntosh as he was walking across the right hand lane.