Nov 16, 2023

Kansas teen driver strikes officer directing traffic

Posted Nov 16, 2023 10:40 AM

THOMAS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Wednesday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Jeep Compass driven by Ashlynn M. Wade, 17, Atwood, was northbound on Kansas 25 six miles north of Interstate 70.

The Jeep struck an officer identified as 24-year-old Cody S. Collins who was directing traffic. EMS transported Collins to Citizens Medical Center. Wade was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.