Mar 02, 2024

Kan. man hospitalized after SUV strikes ravine embankment

Posted Mar 02, 2024 11:00 AM

RICE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 5:30p.m. Friday in Rice County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Dodge Durango driven by  Cameron G. Beakley, 42, Sterling was southbound on 8th Road just south of Avenue B. The driver made an evasive maneuver to avoid a deer in the roadway. The SUV left the roadway and struck a ravine embankment.

EMS transported Beakley to the Rice County Hospital. The KHP did not report seat belt usage details.