Semi Rollover Involving Heavy Machinery Shut Down Section Of Kansas Highway 99

Greenwood County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a semi rollover incident Friday morning, July 18, on Kansas Highway 99, just south of 70th Street. The incident involved a semi-truck hauling heavy machinery, which ultimately led to a partial highway shutdown and extensive recovery efforts.

According to authorities, the semi-truck belonged to Combined Transport, a freight company based out of Central Point, Ore. The vehicle was being operated by Alvin Caldwell of Grand Junction, Colo. Caldwell was traveling southbound on the highway when the rear passenger- side wheels of the trailer veered off the roadway.