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Driver in 2015 head-on collision faces felony charges
Women describe extent of injuries during first part of preliminary hearing
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This file photo taken Feb. 19, 2015, shows a Chevy Tahoe, left, and a Ford Explorer after a head-on collision south of Great Bend. Three adults were seriously injured and now one driver faces charges of aggravated battery while DUI. Everyone involved in the crash survived. - photo by Tribune file photo
Heather Cash and her mother Candace Lampe, both critically injured in a head-on crash south of Great Bend in 2015, testified Friday in Barton County District Court, describing the extent of their injuries. Lafe Kern, the driver of the other vehicle, has been charged with four counts of aggravated battery while driving under the influence of drugs. On Feb. 19, 2015, Eagle Med airlifted all three to Wichita from Great Bend Regional Hospital with serious injuries.