FORD COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 11:30a.m. Friday in Ford County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Chevy Tahoe driven by 20-year-old Aaron Contreras of Dodge City was northbound on U.S. 56 near Lariat Way.
The SUV traveled left of center. A southbound 2021 Kenworth semi driven by 59-year-old Martin A. Bejarano of Douglas, Arizona, struck the SUV.
EMS transported both drivers to St. Catherine Hospital where Contreras was pronounced deceased. Both drivers were propearly restrained, according to the KHP.