Sep 15, 2023

Car strikes pilot car driver holding his stop sign in SW Kansas

Posted Sep 15, 2023 7:30 PM
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FINNEY COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 7a.m. Friday in Finney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Volvo XC60 driven by Haley Ann Hollis, 24, Dodge City was westbound on U.S. 50 just east of U.S. 83 in the outside lane.

The driver side mirror of the car struck Drew Walker, 31, Splendora, Texas, who was outside his pilot car standing in the middle of the roadway with his stop sign, wearing his safety vest and hard hat. 

EMS transported Walker to St. Catherine's Hospital. Hollis was properly restrained and not injured, according to the KHP.