Jun 16, 2025

Kansas woman hospitalized in Hays after SUV rolls on I-70

Posted Jun 16, 2025 8:30 PM

ELLIS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 11a.m. Monday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Chevrolet Suburban driven by   Kenneth W. Nelson, 79, Andover, was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of Yocemento Avenue.

The SUV traveled off the roadway to the right, struck a guardrail and rolled. EMS transported a passenger Helen O. Nelson, 73, Andover, to Hays Medical Center.  The driver was not injured. The passenger was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.