May 13, 2022

Pickup hits Lexus, driver injured in central Salina wreck

Posted May 13, 2022 3:30 PM
<b>Emergency personnel work a wreck at the Highland Avenue and W. Claflin Avenue intersection. </b>Salina Post photo
Emergency personnel work a wreck at the Highland Avenue and W. Claflin Avenue intersection. Salina Post photo

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle wreck in central Salina late Thursday morning.

Kelly Scott, 58, of Hill City, was northbound on Highland Avenue in a 2010 Ford F150 and stopped at the W. Claflin Avenue stop sign. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that Scott then pulled out, striking a westbound 2009 Lexus IS250 driven by Kennedy Rater, 21, of Salina.

The wreck occurred at approximately 11:40 a.m. Thursday.

Rater was injured and transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Forrester said.

The pickup sustained front-end damage. The Lexus sustained driver-side damage and was towed.

Forrester said Scott was cited for failure to yield and Rater was cited for not wearing a seatbelt.