WABAUNSEE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Monday in Wabaunsee County.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Volvo semi driven by Patrick L. Cooks, 49, Apopka, FL., was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of Vera Road.
The vehicle sustained a tire blowout causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The truck went right of the roadway and struck a culvert on the north side of Interstate 70 causing disabling damage.
Cooks was transported to the hospital in Topeka. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.