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KHP: Kan. woman turned to check infant; Jeep hit semi’s trailer

KHPSEWARD COUNTY – A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 10a.m. on Tuesday in Seward County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Maggie L. Marcellus, 26, Liberal, was northbound on U.S. 83 four miles north of Liberal.

The driver looked back to attend to the infant in the backseat.

The Jeep entered the southbound lane, hit the trailer of a southbound semi, entered the west ditch and rolled.

Marcellus was transported to Southwest Medical Center.

The semi driver Alfredo Tapia, 40, Liberal was not injured.

She and a 1-year-old boy in the Jeep were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

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