Woman hospitalized in NW Kansas after SUV, truck crash

DECATUR COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Wednesday in Decatur County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford ...

May 13, 2023
4:04 AM

DECATUR COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Wednesday in Decatur County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford Escape driven by Susan Bandimere  Brown, 51, Arvada, Colorado, was westbound on U.S. 36 one mile east of U.S. 83. The SUV was approaching a westbound 1999 Mack Truck and trailer driven by Trent Townsend, 56, Oberlin. The SUV attempted to pass as the truck began to make a left turn. The SUV collided with the left side of the truck.  After impact, both vehicles traveled south off the highway and came to rest in the south ditch in a windbreak.