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16-year-old Kan. girl hospitalized after vehicle hits tree, rolls

WASHINGTON COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 11:30 on Sunday in Washington County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Avalanche driven by Emily Weiche, 16, Greenleaf, was northbound on Wagon Train Road two miles west of Barnes.

The vehicle drove off in the west ditch, hit a tree and rolled 2 or 3 times into the east ditch.

Weiche was transported to the Washington County Hospital.

She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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