Troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol’s Troop C responded Tuesday to a serious injury crash near the Chapman interchange on Interstate 70, temporarily closing access into Chapman via Rain Road.
According to the KHP crash log, the incident occurred at approximately 2:28 p.m. when an eastbound Chevrolet Impala exited I-70 at mile marker 286 and failed to yield at a stop sign. A Peterbilt semi-truck traveling through the intersection struck the Impala on the driver’s side.
The driver of the Impala, 88-year-old Jerry Ray May of Colorado, sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Wesley Medical Center. A passenger, Brent Cooper May, 56, also of Colorado, suffered minor injuries. Both were wearing seat belts.
The semi-truck driver, identified as 20-year-old Collin William Gfeller of Chapman, was not injured.
