Kismet Man Killed When Truck Collides With Semi

A fifty-two year old Kismet man is dead after his 2006 Dodge truck failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a semi truck, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Investigators say Jerome Bernard Esser was traveling eastbound on County Road 15 just two miles west of Kismet when he failed to stop at a stop sign at County Road R and collided with a semi truck towing a trailer.

The accident happened about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The driver of the semi, Paul W. Proctor of Liberal, was not hurt.