Driver dead in runaway semi

An Americus man was found dead Wednesday morning in a Norfolk Iron and Metal semi that left K-150, drove through two barbed-wire fences, and stopped in a field 10½ miles east of Marion. Tommy Ray Miller, 62, was driving a 2021 International semi west when it left the road to the right and entered a ditch, according to Kansas Highway Patrol. The truck stopped upright, facing west. A passerby discovered the truck. Trooper Eric Hodges said the incident was reported at 8:32 a.m. No other vehicles were involved. A pickup at the scene belonged to a passerby who discovered the crash. [THIS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

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