A Quinter woman was hospitalized after an accident approximately 6 miles west of Hays in Ellis County just before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Lexus SUV driven by Linda Sue Teeter, 59, was eastbound on Interstate 70 when the driver suffered a medical event. The Lexus sideswiped a 2016 Peterbilt semi driven by Samuel Q. King, 23, Winnsboro, Texas.

The SUV left the roadway into the south ditch, continued through a KDOT fence and across a field a half-mile before striking a tree, according to the KHP.

Teeter was transported to HaysMed for treatment of a suspected minor injury. King was uninjured. Both were wearing seat belts, the KHP reported.

EDITED 3:22 p.m. to correct the day of the incident.