May 10, 2022

Three people injured in two-vehicle wreck; Lincoln woman cited

Posted May 10, 2022 3:55 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

Three people were injured when a pickup and car collided in northwest Salina Monday morning.

Verna Mettlen, 79, of Lincoln, was northbound on N. Broadway Boulevard in a 2007 Buick LaCrosse when she attempted to turn west onto State Street and turned in front of a southbound 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Kathy McCandless, 62, of Salina, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning. The wreck occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday.

Both drivers and an 81-year-old male passenger in the LaCrosse were injured and were transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Forrester said.

The LaCrosse sustained extensive passenger-side damage and the Ram sustained front-end damage, Forrester said. Both were towed from the scene.

Forrester said Mettlen was cited for failure to yield.