Oct 31, 2023

Kan. man fell asleep, dies after ejected in pickup crash

Posted Oct 31, 2023 8:30 PM

HASKELL COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 8a.m. Tuesday in Haskell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 GMC Sierra driven by Christian Gonzalez, 21, Dodge City, was westbound on U.S. 56 nine miles east of Sublette.

The driver fell asleep and the pickup drifted into the north ditch. The driver over-corrected and entered a side skid. The pickup ramped a field entrance and rolled and the driver was ejected.

Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Weeks Funeral Home. EMS transported a passenger Raul U. Ochoa-Corral, 20, Dodge City, to the Satanta Hospital.  They were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.