Jul 29, 2024

Kan. man hospitalized after semi rear-ends a semi

Posted Jul 29, 2024 11:00 PM
Photos Kansas Highway Patrol
Photos Kansas Highway Patrol

SALINE COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Monday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Freightliner semi driven by Ronnie Lee Hamby, Jr., 46, Ellsworth, was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of Hedville Road. The sem rear-ended a 2022 Peterbilt semi driven by  Yaotzhin Daniel  Ramirez-Montante,  35, Temixco, Mexico.

EMS transported Hamby to Salina Regional Health Center.  Ramirez-Montante was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.

The crash temporarily closed westbound traffic on the Interstate for a couple of hours.

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