Written By: David Elliott Published Date: 05-10-2021 Crash A Colorado man was injured last week in a semi crash on Interstate 70 in Ellis County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 10:25 PM Thursday, a 2017 Kenworth semi driven by 52-year-old Keith T. Balka of Centennial, Colorado was westbound on I-70 at mile marker 174.6 just west of the Russell County line when, for an unknown reason, the semi left the roadway going into the median and struck a bridge rail and an embankment. Balka was transported to Hays Medical Center. He was buckled up at the time of the crash.