ROOKS COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. on Thursday in Rooks County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Suburban driven by Jerome L. Anderson, 81, Bogue, was eastbound on K18 four miles southeast of Palco when the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

The SUV entered the north ditch,  struck a culvert, vaulted over the field entrance and rolled.

Anderson was transported to the hospital in Plainville.  He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.