Dec 12, 2023

2 hospitalized after 3-vehicle head-on crash

Posted Dec 12, 2023 8:30 PM

MORRIS COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 7:30a.m. Tuesday in Morris County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Dodge Ram driven by Garrett T. Ellis, 29, Alta Vista, was southbound on Kansas 177 at 875 Road.

The pickup crossed the center line and side swiped a northbound 2016 Jeep Wrangler driven by Brenda L. Blair, 62, Allen, and then struck a northbound 2016 Nissan Frontier driven by William M. Gilliam, 70, Emporia, head-on.

EMS transported  Gilliam to Stormont Vail and Blair to the Morris County Hospital. Ellis was not injured. The KHP had incomplete seat belt usage information.