Dec 13, 2019

Driver hospitalized in Salina after pickup rolls

Posted Dec 13, 2019 12:00 AM

LINCOLN COUNTY— One person was injured in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Thursday in Lincoln County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Ranger driven by  Ross, Fred Monroe Ross, 62, Junction, IL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 at 290th Road. The vehicle  sideswiped an eastbound 2018 Ford F150 driven by Ivan Alexander Tidwell, 18, Kansas City, Kansas.

After the initial impact, the Ranger overturned at least three times, coming to rest on its side in the south ditch.

EMS transported Ross to the hospital in Salina. Tidwell was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.