Americus man dies following Chase County crash

CHASE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A Lyon County man has died after his semi tractor left K-150 on Wednesday morning and crashed, the Kansas Highway Patrol says.

According to the KHP Crash Log, the crash occurred at 8:51 a.m. near milepost 8.1, just more than 10 miles east of Marion.

Officials said that the driver, identified as Tommy Ray Miller, 62, of Americus, was westbound in his 2021 International semi tractor. The semi tractor left the highway, entered a ditch and crashed through two barbed-wire fences, and came to an upright rest in a field facing west.

KHP stated that Miller died following the crash. Officials noted he was wearing a seat belt, according to KHP’s online crash log.