Semi driver hospitalized after single-vehicle crash Tuesday on US-75 in Coffey County

BURLINGTON, Kan. (WIBW) - A truck driver was injured Tuesday morning when the semitrailer he was driving tipped onto its side on a Coffey County highway, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday on US-75 highway, about 7 miles south of Burlington.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol’s online crash log, a 2007 International semitrailer was traveling west on K-58 highway when it f ailed to stop at a stop sign at US-75 highway.

The semi rolled onto its driver’s side as it was attempting to turn right -- north -- onto US-75. The semi then came to rest in the southbound lane of the highway.

The driver, Tyton G. Burton, 23, of LeRoy, was transported to Coffey County Medical Center in Burlington with suspected minor injuries. The patrol said Burton, who was alone in the rig, wasn’t wearing his seat belt.