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Kansas man hospitalized after vehicle slides into semi

KDOT view of the Icy roads near Salina on Monday
KDOT view of the Icy roads near Salina on Monday

SALINA – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Monday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford Escape driven by Timothy Tallman Baffa, 37, Salina, was exiting from eastbound Interstate 70 on to 9th Street and was unable to stop at the intersection due to icy conditions

The Ford rear-ended a semi driven by Ulises Bladimir Fuentes, 38, Grand Prairie, Texas.

Baffa was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.

Fuentes and a teenage passenger in the Ford were not injured.

The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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