Driver injured
Cody A. Beard, 35, Fayette, Ala., was westbound on U.S. 54 Sunday, about two miles east of Moran, when his semitractor-trailer unit went off the roadway, striking a culvert.
The truck and trailer overturned, coming to rest on the driver’s side.
Beard was transported to Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola for suspected minor injuries, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.
Driver was buckled
An article in Friday’s Register recounted an accident involving Jaiden Emmons, who crashed while avoiding a deer that darted in the path of her car Wednesday near LaHarpe did not mention that Emmons was properly wearing her seat belt.
Deputies at the scene indicated wearing the seat belt likely prevented Emmons from serious injury as her car entered the ditch and slammed into a row of trees.
