ELLSWORTH COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 7a.m. Friday in Ellsworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Chrysler Voyager driven by Arianna Lyn Ortiz, 21, Kansas City, Kansas, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Kansas 14 Ellsworth South exit. The Van rear-ended a 2022 Ford pickup driven by Shawn Michael Barnicle, 57, Justin, Texas, who was slowing for another crash ahead in the road.
EMS transported a passenger in the van identified as Matthew Lee Shorman, 35, Hays to Ellsworth County Medical Center. The drivers were not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.