Wichita man hurt after pickup truck hits semi in Olathe

A 24-year-old Wichita man was hospitalized after his GMC Sierra pickup truck struck a semi in Johnson County early Thursday evening.

The Kansas Highway Patrol said Cody James Wright was headed west across all lanes of traffic on U-169 in Olathe when he ran into two vehicles then veered off and back onto the southbound lanes of the highway. He hit a semi pulling a trailer after he ran a red light turning left onto 175th Street around 6 p.m., the highway patrol said.

Wright, who was hurt in the collision, was taken to Overland Park Regional Center for treatment, the highway patrol said.

The other drivers – a 22-year-old Spring Hill man, a 54-year-old Paola man and a 30-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, man – either weren’t injured or suffered possible injuries, the highway patrol said.

This story was originally published June 30, 2017 at 11:03 AM with the headline "Wichita man hurt after pickup truck hits semi in Olathe."