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Decatur Co. woman dies, 2 others hospitalized after crash

SHERIDAN COUNTY – A Decatur County woman died and two others were injured in an accident just before 1p.m. on Saturday in Sheridan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Chevy Silverado driven by Braden Keith Bainter, 21, Hoxie, was eastbound on Sheridan County 60 N Road six miles north of Hoxie.

The driver failed to yield at the stop sign and struck a 2000 Ford Windstar driven by Rochelle Mather, 59, Clayton, that was northbound on Kansas 23.

Mather was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Mickey Leopold Funeral Home.

A passenger in the Windstar Richard A. Mather, 71, Clayton, was transported to Sheridan County Hospital and then flown to Swedish Medical Center in Denver.

Bainter was transported to Sheridan County Hospital. Two teenagers in the Silverado were not injured.

None of those involved in the accident were wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

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