Driver falls asleep, hits barrier wall on I-70

A driver fell asleep and hit the barrier wall this morning on I-70 westbound, east of U.S. 73-K-7, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The accident happened about 6:50 a.m. Feb. 9.

The driver, a 48-year-old man from Olathe, Kan., who was driving a Chevrolet Malibu, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.