A Kansas City, Kan., driver was westbound on I-70 at 12:50 a.m. Sept. 29 when he fell asleep and struck the rear of a semi, according to a trooper’s report from the Kansas Turnpike Authority.
The 23-year-old from Kansas City, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital. He had been driving a Chevrolet pickup truck.
The driver of the semi, a 56-year-old man from Springfield, Mo., was injured and taken to a hospital.
The accident happened on westbound I-70 between Lawrence and Topeka.