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WaKeeney man dies in Sunday rollover crash

Fatal crashELLIS — A WaKeeney man was killed in a rollover crash on Old U.S. 40 at 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Ryan Richard Schrant, 20, WaKeeney, died when a 2003 Chevy Impala driven by Dustin Edward Zahn, 20, Quinter, left the highway, 2 miles west of Ells and went into the south ditch sideways, rolling 1 and ¾ times.

Schrant was declared dead at the scene.

Zahn and passengers in the vehicle Rachael Renee Monteil, 20, Odessa, Mo., Kristian Russell Tuttle, 20, WaKeeney, and Deleon Deon Stephen, 22, Aurora, Colo., were transported to Hays Medical Center.

KHP reported Schrant and Tuttle were not wearing seat belts.

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