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.