Jan 09, 2024

Pratt Co. man hospitalized after head-on semi crash

Posted Jan 09, 2024 9:50 PM

RENO COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Reno County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Nissan Kicks driven by Lonnie D. Hook, 53, Cullison, was southbound on Kansas 61 just south of Partridge.

The vehicle crossed the center line directly in front of a 2016 Peterbilt semi driven by  Lemuel Fontanez, 52, Whitney, Texas. The vehicles collided head-on.

EMS transported Hook to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  Fontanez was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.

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