Nov 11, 2026

Kan. deputy responding to a medical emergency struck a deer

Posted Nov 11, 2026 11:30 AM
Photo Wabaunsee County Sheriff
Photo Wabaunsee County Sheriff

WABAUNSEE COUNTY —The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office shared photos of a deputy's vehicle that struck a deer near the intersection of Kansas 4 and Kansas 99 highways.

Just before 5:30p.m. Monday, a Wabaunsee County Deputy responding to a medical emergency was struck by a deer that suddenly entered the road.

The deputy was responding with emergency lights and siren to a serious medical emergency near Eskridge when a deer suddenly jumped onto the highway and into the path of his patrol vehicle

The deputy was not injured. The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the accident.