Nov 03, 2021

Hays couple avoids injury after 2-vehicle Saline Co. crash

Posted Nov 03, 2021 10:00 PM

SALINE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 1p.m. Wednesday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Donald D. Werth, 69, Hays,  was southbound on Interstate 135 on the  Schilling Road exit ramp.

The driver attempted to turn east on to Schilling Road and pulled out in front of a westbound 2021 Toyota Tacoma driven by Timothy L. Grammon, 24, Baker City, Oregon.

EMS transported a passenger in the Toyota Antonio R. Gross, 21, Danville, Arkansas, to Salina Regional Health Center. Werth, Grammon, a passenger in the Jeep and two other passengers in the Toyota were not injured. Gross was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.