Mar 26, 2024

Driver hospitalized after car slides on I-70

Posted Mar 26, 2024 8:30 PM
KanDrive camera image on I-70 in Sherman County Tuesday
KanDrive camera image on I-70 in Sherman County Tuesday

SHERMAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 11:30a.m. Tuesday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Infiniti Q50 driven by  Jonathon D Huels, 20, St. Louis, Missouri, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of the Kansas 253 exit.

The driver lost control of the car when it struck a wintery mix of ice, snow and slush on the roadway. The car then entered the median area and struck a legally parked semi-trailer.

EMS transported  Huels Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.