ELLIS COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 10p.m. Sunday in Ellis County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Impala driven by Austin J. Smith, 26, Bunnlevel, North Carolina, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Victoria exit. The driver became distracted. The car traveled into the south ditch, through a KDOT fence, struck several trees and coming to rest in the bottom of a creek.
EMS transported Smith to Hays Medical Center. The KHP did not have seat belt usage information.