A driver fell asleep and hit a semi trailer about 12:22 p.m. Aug. 18 on I-70 eastbound at the Turner Diagonal in Kansas City, Kan.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, the driver of a Dodge Journey, a 20-year-old man from Leavenworth, Kan., fell asleep while driving on eastbound I-70.
The Dodge struck the trailer of a semi driven by a 46-year-old Lees Summit, Mo., man, the report stated.
The driver of the Dodge had a possible injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the report. The driver of the semi was not injured, the report stated.