A story of two true heroes. An incident on Tuesday afternoon, December 19th, on I-70, led a NW Kansas farmer and his son to do extraordinary things to keep people safe near Goodland in Sherman County.
A semi-truck driver, traveling west on I-70, had a medical incident where he blacked out. His semi went into the median at highway speeds! Traveling in the median, it stayed between the traffic lanes for about a quarter of mile, staying at fast speed, where it jumped over a crossover. This slowed the semi-truck down.
A farmer, Brent Ginther, and his son, Brady Ginther, were traveling in the same direction, noticed the driver needing help, so they went into action. The semi-truck slowed down enough so Brady could jump onto the passenger’s side, but he found the door locked. Still riding on the semi-truck, Brady asked his dad to throw him a hammer from their truck. He then broke the window out, crawled into the semi-truck and stopped it before it got to the overpass at a busy exit ramp. Sherman County Sheriff Burton Pianalto says this action more than likely saved the life of the truck driver, along with protecting all the other travelers on I-70 and Highway 27. He called it amazing and heroic, for their actions.
Brent and Brady Ginther receive the KOFO Good People Award, an honorary award given to those who do good for others. Thank you, Brent and Brady, the world needs more people like you!
