Jun 08, 2022

KHP: Worker struck by semi in construction zone

Posted Jun 08, 2022 4:52 PM

CLOUD COUNTY—One person was injured in a construction zone accident just after 8a.m.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Peterbilt semi driven by Aaron Michael Parsons, 29, Mondamin, Iowa, was northbound on U.S. 81 two miles south of Bell Road in the construction zone.

A construction Zone worker identified as 39-year-old Ivy Ann Zimmerling, walked across the lane and in front of the semi.

The front left corner of the semi struck her. A private vehicle transported Zimmerling to the Cloud County Health Center for treatment of minor injuries. The driver was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.