Aug 16, 2024

NW Kan. teen hospitalized after motorcycle strikes a deer

Posted Aug 16, 2024 9:40 AM

PHILLIPS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 8:30p.m. Thursday in Phillips County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Hayden J. Gottstine, 18, Logan, was westbound on Kansas 9 approximately six miles west of U.S. 183.  The motorcycle struck a deer that entered the roadway.  The motorcycle came to rest in the eastbound lane facing south. 

EMS transported Gottstine to Phillips County Hospital. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.