Jul 18, 2021

Kansas man hospitalized after pickup rollover accident

Posted Jul 18, 2021 4:00 PM

SCOTT COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 5a.m. Sunday in Scott County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Dodge Ram driven by  Yovanni Galaviz-Chavez, 19, Scott City, was eastbound on Kansas 96 at Modoc Lane and traveled off the right side of the road.  The pickup hit a culvert in the ditch.  The driver overcorrected and the pickup rolled in the north ditch.

EMS transported Galaviz-Chavez to Wesley Medical Center. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.