A pedestrian was injured when a semi-trailer struck his arm early Wednesday on the Kansas Turnpike just south of Emporia, authorities said.
The incident was reported at 4:30 a.m. when a 2007 Kenworth semi-trailer that was northbound on Interstate 35 on the turnpike was crossing over a bridge.
The semi’s driver, Johnny Lee Oliver, 38, of Sebastian, Ark., told troopers he noticed a person in the middle lane by the lane marker.
Oliver attempted to avoid hitting the person, but the trailer struck the person’s ...