ELLIS COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 6:30p.m. Thursday in Ellis County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2025 GMC Terrain driven by Judith K. Smith, 74, Hays, was northbound on U.S. 183 approximately one and one half miles south of Hays. The SUV struck a deer that had run onto the road.
EMS transported Smith a passenger in the vehicle, Leslie E. Smith, 78, Hays, to Hays Medical Center. Both were properly restrained, according to the KHP.