Newton man dies in U.S. 50 crash
Cristina Janney
Newton Kansan
A Newton man died as a result of crash Tuesday on U.S.
Highway 50 in Walton.
The driver of a semi was westbound on U.S. 50 at about 10:30
a.m. when Olin Schmidt, 88, of Newton attempted to pull his 1995 Chevy Corsica
out from Grant Street onto U.S. 50.
The semi driver told law enforcement officials he honked his
horn but could not stop, said Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton.
A witness at the scene, who did not wish to be identified
said, "There is no way the semi could have stopped."
Schmidt was taken by ambulance to Via Christi Regional
Medical Center on St. Francis with critical injuries where he died.
The driver of the semi, Timothy Finch, 31, of Bridgeton,
Mo., was unhurt.
Walton said Finch was found not at fault, and no charges
will be filed.
U.S. 50 had to be temporarily closed while the accident was
cleared.
See video of this incident on the Kansan Web site at www.thekansan.com.
