Jun 08, 2023

Driver hospitalized in SW Kansas after tractor, pickup crash

Posted Jun 08, 2023 7:00 AM

SEWARD COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Wednesday in Seward County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 John Deere R4045 driven by  Aubrey G. Schumacher, 20, Ekhart, was  was westbound on County Road 11 at County Road C.

Due to the dust, the driver did not see a southbound 2018 Ford F150 driven by  Urbano Arredondo Arvizu, 54, Navasota, Texas, and  failed to yield. The tractor struck the pickup in the intersection.

EMS transported Arredondo Arvizu to Southwest Medical Center. Schumacher was not injured.