Oct 04, 2024

Driver hospitalized after semi crash in Kansas ditch

Posted Oct 04, 2024 10:30 PM

SMITH COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 9:30a.m. Friday in Smith County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Kenworth semi driven by Nathaniel Keith Brandt, 43, Omaha, was southbound on Kansas 8 approximately fifteen miles north of U.S. 36. While negotiating a curve, the vehicle traveled off the the roadway. It entered the west ditch and came to rest facing south.

EMS transported Brandt Good Samaritan Hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.