(KAIR)--A Lancaster man requires helicopter transport for the treatment of injuries suffered in an early Monday morning Atchison County UTV crash.
Sheriff Jack Laurie says 22-year-old Gerald Gray II was driving the Polaris Ranger southbound, on 286th Road, at Morton Road, when a white-tailed deer ran into his path, causing the UTV to collide with the animal.
Gray was ejected and suffered serious injuries to his head and right hand.
He was flown to the University of Kansas Hospital by LifeNet helicopter for the treatment of his injuries.
A passenger, 23-year-old Benjamin Chalfant, of Lancaster, was not hurt.
The crash happened around 12:15 Monday morning.
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