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SPRINGFIELD MAN HURT IN VEHICLE VS. DEER CRASH

A Springfield man was hurt when the Chevy Silverado he was riding in collided with a deer Wednesday morning at 6:52 am.  Authorities say the Silverado was driven by 17-year-old Skyler Yates of Springfield eastbound on Highway 14 in Burnstown Township near Springfield when it stuck the deer.  He wasn’t hurt.  70-year-old Jerry Miller of Springfield was a passenger and was taken to Springfield Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Another passenger, 45-year-old Rebecca Yates of Springfield wasn’t hurt.  Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Springfield ambulance assisted at the scene.