Compiled by Chris Howell
Six-year-old girl from Leeton injured in deer strike
A six-year-old girl from Leeton suffered moderate injuries at 8:40 a.m. Thursday in a Johnson County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Lyman D. Fleming, 71, of Leeton was driving a 2014 Can-Am south on state Highway 13 when he entered a curve in the roadway and struck a deer. The vehicle traveled off the roadway and ejected Fleming, who was not wearing a helmet.
The young girl was wearing a helmet, and was transported by Johnson County ambulance District to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
