May 11, 2024

Driver hospitalized after semi crash

Posted May 11, 2024 2:00 AM

WABAUNSEE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 2p.m. Friday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Peterbilt semi driven by Yasiel Diaz Valledor, 34m Lehigh Acres, Florida, was southbound at 33778 Kansas 99.

The semi left the roadway to the right and the driver over-corrected. The vehicle traveled  across the highway to the left, entered the east ditch, and struck a private driveway. 

EMS transported Valledor to Stormont Vail. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.