HAMILTON COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 1:30a.m. Wednesday in Hamilton County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Ram 1500 driven by Toby Kandt, 39, Holly, Colorado, was westbound on County Road 31 approximately seven miles west of Kansas 27 Highway.
The pickup traveled off the roadway to the right down an embankment towards a bridge. The vehicle struck the other embankment west of the bridge head-on. Kandt was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the mortuary in Garden City. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.