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KHP: Teen driver in crash distracted by food in the pickup

BARTON COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just after 6:30 p.m. on Monday in Barton County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Chevy 1500 driven by Meghan Elizabeth Doyle, 17, Bushton, was westbound on Kansas 4 just east of Claflin.

The driver was distracted by food in the vehicle.

The pickup left the roadway, entered the north ditch, collided with a guardrail and came to rest on a culvert.

Doyle was transported for treatment in Claflin.

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

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