A Chapman man was involved in a single-vehicle accident Thursday morning after his car hydroplaned off the road on K-244.

According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. Clayton M. Price was traveling westbound  when the vehicle lost traction, slid off the roadway to the south, and struck a tree.

Price sought medical evaluation following the crash.

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One person was injured Friday in work zone crash on I-70 in Geary County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash, a Toyota Highlander was traveling eastbound around 9:15 pm near mile post 301, when the driver swerved to avoid an animal in the road. That caused a trailing semi truck to strike the Highlander from behind. The roadway was down to a single lane of traffic due to construction.

The 24-year-old semi driver from Mississippi, was transported to a local hospital with only a minor injury. The other driver, 64-year-old Jeffrey Tanner, of Manhattan, was not injured.

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