TREGO COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 1p.m. Saturday in Trego County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2026 Volvo semi driven by Kostiantyn Tikhov, 39, Lakewood, Colorado, was westbound on Interstate 70 at the Business east WaKeeney exit.
The semi passed a legally parked vehicle on the side of the road without the ability to change lanes. The semi struck a pedestrian identified as 81-year-old Philip Buchholz of Collyer who standing partially in roadway.
EMS transported Buchholz to the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital. The semi driver was properly restrained and not injured, according to the KHP.