By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A a teen girl was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after being struck by an SUV while crossing a street in southwest Salina Tuesday afternoon.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that a 2007 Lincoln MKX driven by Kelsey Reyes, 29, of Salina, was northbound on Marcella Drive and turning left onto W. Schilling Road when the SUV struck a 17-year-old girl who was crossing W. Schilling Road from the north in the crosswalk.
The girl suffered a broken right wrist and abrasions on the left side of her body, Forrester said. She was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center.
The SUV sustained front-end damage.
Forrester said no citations have yet been issued as the two persons involved in the incident have given conflicting stories as to what happened.