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Aug 14, 2026

Driver hospitalized after wind blows semi off highway

Posted Aug 14, 2026 10:00 AM

RUSSELL COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 7p.m. Thursday in Russell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Freightliner semi driven by Charles Michael Blake, 32, from Colorado, was eastbound on Interstate 70 one mile west of U.S. 232.  A strong wind blew the semi onto the drivers side. The vehicle slid into the median.