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16-Year-Old Dies After SUV Collides With A Deer

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HAYS (AP) – A western Kansas teen has died after a sport utility vehicle collided with a deer and overturned.

The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 16-year-old Hope James of Dighton. She was a passenger in a SUV whose driver swerved Friday night in an attempt to miss a deer.

The driver hit the deer anyway and drove off the shoulder of Interstate 70 in Ellis County. The driver then over-corrected and rolled. The vehicle landed on its top, hitting a fence.

The patrol says four other people in the SUV were injured. Everyone was wearing a seat belt.

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