By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A local woman was arrested after a two-vehicle wreck in central Salina late Thursday morning.
Robert Morris, 48, of Salina, was eastbound on W. Crawford Street and stopped at the light at the S. Ninth Street intersection when his 2004 GMC pickup was rear ended by a 2014 Ford Focus driven by Melinie Sanders, 44, of Salina, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The pickup had minor rear-end damage and the Focus had front-end damage, he said.
Sanders allegedly got tired of waiting for officers to arrive and was driving off when an officer pulled up, Forrester said. The officer followed her and drove next to her on W. Crawford Street trying to get her attention. Sanders turned north on S. Santa Fe Avenue and eventually pulled into the parking lot at 501 S. Santa Fe Avenue, where the officer made contact with her.
Forrester said it was apparent to the officer that Sanders was under the influence of alcohol, and she was arrested on the requested charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He said that at this time no other charges had been requested in connection to the wreck.