A 29-year-old Salina man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly being in two accidents.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said Monday that officers were dispatched to the intersection of South Ohio Street and East Crawford Street at 11:45 p.m. Saturday for the report of a two-vehicle accident.
A 2014 Ford Focus, driven by Bailee Chance, 19, of Bennington, was eastbound on East Crawford Street in the left turn lane, waiting to turn north onto South Ohio Street, when a white Ford F150 pickup that was southbound on South Ohio Street attempted a right turn onto westbound East Crawford Street, Forrester said. The pickup made a wide turn, hit the Focus headon, and ended up on the hood of the Focus, he said. The pickup then drove away, Forrester added.
Chance and a 20-year-old male passenger from Salina, were not injured, he said.
The Focus sustained disabling damage to the left front of the vehicle and was towed from the scene, Forrester said.
Approximately 15 minutes later, while officers were still working that accident, other officers were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 (I-70) at milemarker 252, just west of the North Ninth Street exit for the report of an accident involving a tractor-trailer rig and a white Ford F150 pickup, Forrester explained.
The driver of the 2015 International rig, Timothy Elliott, 43, of Kingman, told officers that he was traveling eastbound on I-70 when he observed the white 2009 Ford F150 in the median, Forrester said. Elliott told police that the pickup left the median, crossed over the passing lane and into the driving lane, striking the wheels of his rig, according to Forrester.
Officers arrested the driver of the pickup, Alonzo Cardona-Ramirez, 29, of Salina, on suspicion of the following in connection with the I-70 accident, Forrester said.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Driving while suspended
Improper driving on a landed roadway
No proof of insurance
Transporting an open container
Forrester said the investigation of the accident at South Ohio Street and East Crawford Street was still under investigation, but that additional charges against Cardona-Ramirez could be requested in that incident as well.
The Ford F150 was disabled and had to be towed, Forrester said. Additionally, the tires on the tractor-trailer rig were damaged, he said.