Jul 20, 2023

Driver hospitalized after semi overturns during NW Kan. storm

Posted Jul 20, 2023 7:01 PM

THOMAS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 6p.m. Wednesday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Freightliner semi driven by  Yadian Beovides Novoa, 33, Miami Florida, was westbound on Interstate 70 five miles west of U.S. 24.

The vehicle overturned when straightline winds during a thunderstorm blew through.  EMS transported Novoa to Citizens Medical Center in Colby. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.