Driver crashes after falling asleep on I-35

The driver of a Ford F-150 truck had possible serious injuries after falling asleep Monday morning on the Southwest Boulevard ramp at southbound I-35 in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The 22-year-old Independence, Missouri, man was injured and taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

The F-150 was on the entrance ramp from Southwest Boulevard to southbound I-35 at 6:20 a.m. Jan. 10, according to the report.

The driver fell asleep, the trooper’s report stated. The vehicle crossed a raised concrete divider crossing the exit lanes, left the roadway and struck several trees, according to the trooper’s report.