Car runs into barrier wall while trying to avoid semi on I-70

A car ran into a barrier wall while trying to avoid a semi on westbound I-70 at 10:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

A Pontiac Grand Prix was westbound on I-70 when it made an avoiding maneuver to keep from hitting a semi, the trooper’s report stated. Then the car hit the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver, a 38-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.