A teen was arrested after allegedly taking a car from a north Salina residence Thursday and then wrecking it.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning that at approximately 11:15 a.m. Thursday, officers were sent to the area of North Fourth Street and East Otis Avenue for the report of a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, they located a 2004 Nissan Maxima with no license plate on top of a chain link fence in the backyard of 1220 North Fifth Street.
According to Forrester, the 16-year-old female driver fled the scene and was located on North Third Street by an officer.
Forrester explained that the girl turned onto East Otis Avenue from North Fourth Street at a high rate of speed, lost control of the vehicle, and overcorrected, causing the Maxima to leave the roadway on the south side of East Otis Avenue.
The owner of the vehicle was contacted and advised the vehicle should have been parked at 211 West Grand Avenue with the keys in it and no one had permission to drive it, Forrester reported.
The girl was arrested on the following requested charges, he noted.
Deprivation of property
Operating a motor vehicle without a valid license
No proof of insurance
Driving on laned roadways
Duty upon striking an unattended vehicle or other property
According to Forrester, the Maxima sustained heavy front-end damage, estimated at $1,100. The fence was destroyed, he added.