TREGO COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 11:30p.m. Saturday in Trego County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Freightliner semi driven by Anthony Vielma, 35, Denver, Colorado, was turning northbound onto U.S. 283 from I Road.
The driver failed to yield and struck a southbound 2002 Ford Crown Victoria driven by Ethan James Bird, 24, Quinter.
EMS transported Bird to Trego Lempke Memorial Hospital. Vielma was not injured. Bird was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.