May 05, 2021

Woman from Hays hospitalized after Russell Co. crash

Posted May 05, 2021 4:54 PM

RUSSELL COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in Russell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Steven M. Height, 32, Hays, was eastbound on Old Highway 40 and attempted to make a U-turn at the intersection of 181st.

 An eastbound 2015 Ford Escape driven by Courtney Keener, 25, Hays,  struck the driver's side of the Mitsubishi as Height executed the U-turn.

A private vehicle transported Keener to Hays Medical Center. Height was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.