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SE Kansas man hospitalized after car slides past stop sign

Icy roads for drivers across the region on Wednesday
Icy roads for drivers across the region on Wednesday

LACYGNE – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Linn County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Ford Focus driven by Mitchell J. Herl, 59, Stillwell, was southbound on U.S. 69 exiting to Kansas 152 three miles east of LaCygne.

Due to the slick road conditions, the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and slid into a 2008 Chevy Silverado that was eastbound on Kansas152.

Herl was transported to Miami County Hospital.

The driver of the Chevy Fred Edward Meisel, 65, LaCygne, was not injured.

The KHP reported Herl was not wearing a seat belt.

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