By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Bennington couple sustained minor injuries when their SUV was rear-ended in a hit-and-run collision north of Salina late Wednesday morning.
A 2016 Jeep Patriot driven by a 69-year-old Bennington woman was northbound on Kansas Highway 143 near Watkins Road when it was rear-ended by a dark color dually pickup pulling a car trailer with a car on it, Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander said this morning.
The collision occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The impact forced the SUV to spin into the ditch and across Watkins Road before coming to rest, Melander said. The SUV was towed from the scene.
The driver of the SUV and her passenger, a 69-year-old Bennington man, as well as witness all told deputies that the pickup was driving too fast and was not able to drive around the Jeep because of oncoming traffic.
After the collision, the pickup continued northbound on K-143.