Jan 20, 2022

Kan. man hospitalized after pickup rear-ends a semi

Posted Jan 20, 2022 1:30 AM

RENO COUNTY—A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Wednesday in Reno County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Ford Ranger driven by  Teagon L Nienke, 19, Lorraine, was westbound on U.S. 50 near Morgan Avenue.

The pickup rear-ended a 2022 Freightliner semi driven by Samuel G. Leyh, 42, Riverside, Iowa, that was stopped waiting to make a left turn.

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