FORD COUNTY— A Kansas woman and her 4-year-old son are recovering from injuries after an accident Tuesday evening in southwest Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Toyota Camry driven by Alejandrina Treto-Banuelos, 37, Dodge City, was westbound on U.S. 50 just after 7p.m.
The car struck a southbound 2021 Volvo semi driven by Juan Carlos Fuentes, 32, Bridgeport, Texas, who failed to stop at stop sign at U.S. 283-U.S. 50 Junction.
The Toytoa got trapped underneath the semi's trailer. The semi dragged the car approximately 100 feet south. Both Treto-Banuelos and her 4-year-old son Abraham Ponce, 4, Dodge City were stuck in vehicle.
Crews from Ford County Fire and EMS were dispatched to the scene and used the "jaws of life" to remove Treto-Banuelos from the car, according Ford County Fire and EMS Chief Rob Boyd. Crews could not reach the boy in the back seat due to the semi trailer being extremely close to the back seat passenger.
Authorities called Daniel Williams with Southwest Towing. He utilized equipment to lift the trailer off of the car. The car was then winched out from under the trailer so EMS could reach the boy and they removed him in just a couple minutes.
Both patients were removed within 30 minutes of receiving the call, according to Boyd. EMS transported Treto-Banuelos and her son to Wesley Medical Center, according to the KHP. The semi driver was not injured.
On Friday morning, Boyd did not have an update on the condition of Treto-Banuelos or her son. He did say that first responders were doing well after working the crash. "This is what they train for and this type of crash was a once in a lifetime event, we hope."