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Injury accident in Kimballton, Friday

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November 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

One person was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan following an accident Friday afternoon, in Kimballton. According to the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, 27-year old David Spencer Reeves, of Adair, was injured when the vehicle he was a passenger in, was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 44 and County Road M-66. The accident happened at around 4-p.m.

Officials say 20-year old Brice L. Leeper, of Adair, was traveling north on M-66, when he became distracted and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 44. Leeper’s 1993 Jeep was hit by a 1979 Chevy driven by 53-year old Thomas Eugene Hansen, of Exira, as Hansen was traveling west on Highway 44. Leeper was cited for Failure to Stop. Damage from the crash amounted to $13,000.