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St. Joseph teen hospitalized after wrong-way bridge crash

DONIPHAN COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 7a.m. Saturday in Doniphan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Ford Expedition driven by Cory Jacob Schlimme, 19, St. Joseph, was eastbound in westbound lanes U.S. 36 at the Kansas-Missouri State line.

The SUV left the roadway to the right, crossed the asphalt median, struck the guardrail and bridge, continued down the opening of the bridge expansion and struck the Roseport Road below the bridge.

Schlimme was transported to Mosaic Life Care. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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