Apr 20, 2023

Cadillac rear-ends Tahoe, sending it up into yard early Thursday

Posted Apr 20, 2023 3:52 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

A local man was arrested early this morning after a car he was driving knocked a parked SUV up into a yard in south Salina.

Jaymie Hicks, 20, of Salina, was southbound in the 2100 block of Wesley Street when his 1997 Cadillac Catera rear-ended 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe that was parked in the street, sending it up into a yard, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.

The wreck occurred at approximately 4:15 a.m. Thursday.

The Catera sustained major front-end damage and was towed from the scene. The Tahoe sustained substantial damage, Forrester said.

Hicks was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.

●Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

●Transporting an open container

●Inattentive driving