Two Teens Dead in Accident Near Hays
by Robert Marin (HAYS, Kan.)
Two teenagers from the Hays area are dead after an accident late Friday night. The accident happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 2800 block of Emmeram Road.
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Officials with the Ellis County Sheriff's Department say that three 16-year-olds were eastbound in a truck, when the driver lost control. The truck rolled and the two passengers were thrown from the vehicle.
Investigators have identified the victims as 16-year-old Jordyn Claiborn of Hays and 16-year-old Cody Younger of Munjor. No word on whether the 16-year-old driver was hurt. Investigators say neither Claiborn nor Younger were wearing a seat belt.