Nov 06, 2022

Driver hospitalized in Salina after car strikes I-70 bridge rail

Posted Nov 06, 2022 12:58 AM

SALINE COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Saturday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Toyota Prius driven by Ray Walter Cooke, 39, Pleasent Grove, Utah, was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of Ohio Street.

The car veered to the left, struck a bridge rail, spun around, crossed over to the right and traveled into the north ditch.

EMS transported Cooke to Salina Regional Health Center. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.