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2 hospitalized after 3-vehicle I-70 pickup, semi crash

SHERMAN COUNTY— Two people were injured in an accident just after 10p.m. Saturday Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Ford F250 driven by Kurt G. Jastrow, 67, Shelton, WA., was eastbound on Interstate 70 twelve miles west of Goodland. The driver attempted to pass a 2019 Kenworth semi driven by Carmel D. Lagas, 48, Edinburg, TX, despite poor visibility due to the weather. The Ford struck the Kenworth’s trailer.

An eastbound 2018 Freightliner semi driven by Benjamin R. Johnson, Vian, OK., was unable to avoid the accident and also struck the Kenworth’s trailer before traveling into the south ditch.

Jastrow and one passenger in the Ford Rose Singer, 52, Clarksville, TN., were transporeted to the hospital in Goodland with serious injuries, according to the KHP. There were no other injuries reported. Scott Singer, 57, Clarksville, TN, a passenger in the Ford was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

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