An early morning accident sent one woman to Newman Regional Health Saturday.
According to Lyon County Deputy Robert Miller, Emporia and Lyon County EMS were sent to I-35 mile marker 132 for a single-vehicle accident just before 5 am. According to Miller, 24-year-old Jasmine Akkerman, hometown not listed, and a passenger 29-year-old Michael Smith, hometown not listed, were traveling northbound on I-35 when the Akkerman vehicle struck a raccoon.
The report does not say if the vehicle left the roadway after striking the raccoon, however, Akkerman was taken to Newman for minor injuries. Smith was not listed as injured or transported.
No citations were issued and both individuals were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident.
