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Two Injured After Swerving To Miss Deer On I-70 Near Ellis

By Todd Haskell ~ Hays Post

A one-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon sent two to Hays Medical Center.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, around 3:17 p.m. 18-year-old Kathleen Shields of St. Louis, Missouri was eastbound on I-70 near mile post 144.5 when a deer crossed the interstate in front of her vehicle. Shields maneuvered to avoid the deer, entering the south ditch and overturning an unknown number of times.

Shields and her 19-year-old passenger, Joseph Earsom, of Highland Ranch, Colorado were both transported to Hays Medical Center with injuries. Their conditions were not released.

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