Crash critically injures passenger

A Galva man is in critical condition after being briefly trapped Monday afternoon when a pickup in which he was riding went off 330th Rd. and crashed in a creek west of Falcon Rd., according to undersheriff Larry Starkey.

Drew Ratzlaff, 38, was taken to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. A spokesman confirmed he was in critical condition.

According to Starkey, the driver, Caden Wedel, 22, Tampa, apparently fell asleep shortly after 3 p.m. and ran off the road and down an embankment. Wedel declined medical treatment.

Durham firefighters freed Ratzlaff. No charges were filed.