ELLIS- A teenager from Ellis was injured in an accident just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chrysler Sebring driven by Chase P. Stramel, 19, was westbound on Old 40 Highway one mile east of Ellis.

The driver failed to negotiate the curve and the vehicle went into the south ditch.

The driver overcorrected. The vehicle went into the north ditch, rolled multiple times and came to rest on its side in the north ditch.

Stramel was transported to Hays Medical Center. He was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP.