Jun 23, 2020

Driver hospitalized after antelope jumps in front of car

Posted Jun 23, 2020 6:08 PM

LOGAN COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 10:30a.m. Tuesday in Logan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 BMW X5 driven by Maynard J.  Rinehart, 62, Weldon Springs, Mo., was westbound on U.S. 40 just east of County Road 140.

An antelope jumped in front of the vehicle causing an evasive action by the driver.  The vehicle rolled into the south ditch.

EMS transported  Rinehart to the Logan County Hospital. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.