Nov 26, 2022

Single-vehicle wreck injures Cawker City man south of Concordia

Posted Nov 26, 2022 3:14 AM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

CLOUD COUNTY - A Cawker City man was injured in a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 81 Friday afternoon.

Cole C. Zobel, 76, of Cawker City, was northbound on U.S. 81 in a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria when the car entered the median, striking a drainage ditch, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported. The car then went up onto the southbound inside shoulder and back into the median, coming to rest facing north.

The wreck occurred at approximately 4:42 p.m. Friday 14 miles south of Concordia on U.S. 81.

Zobel, who suffered suspected minor injuries, was transported to the North Central Kansas Medical Center in Concordia.

The car was removed from the scene by wrecker.