Woman hurt in wreck with semi is improving

The condition of a Dexter woman injured in a traffic accident June 2 has been upgraded from critical to serious.

Hazel Thompson, 65, was injured when a semi tractor pulling another trailer hit her car east of Arkansas City on U.S. 166. She is a patient at Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Francis Campus.

The truck driver, Richard L. Bauer, Jr., Wichita, suffered possible injuries.