Nov 20, 2022

Woman dead after I-70 pickup, semi head-on crash

Posted Nov 20, 2022 11:00 AM

GEARY COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 10:30p.m. Saturday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Chevy Colorado driven by Saeu T. Suluvale, 34, Kansas City, Mo., was westbound on Interstate 70 at Moritz Road.

The pickup crossed the median and struck a 2022 Freightliner semi driven by Timothy Wiley, 47, Middleburg, Florida, head-on.

Suluvale was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Johnson Funeral Home. EMS transported Wiley and a passenger Gregory Moniz, 52, Debary, Florida, to Geary Community Hospital. The drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.