Dec 23, 2022

Driver hospitalized after pickup strikes semi parked on I-70

Posted Dec 23, 2022 1:30 AM

THOMAS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 3:30p.m. Thursday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Chevy Silverado driven by Garret  Cottingham, 30, Littleton, Colorado, was eastbound on Interstate 70 three miles east of Brewster. The pickup struck a 2013 Peterbilt semi that was abandoned and legally parked on the shoulder.

 EMS transported Cottingham to Citizens Medical Center. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.