Apr 01, 2022

One driver sent to SRHC after Buick rear-ends Prius in south Salina

Posted Apr 01, 2022 4:21 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

A local woman was transported to the hospital after the SUV she was driving rear-ended another vehicle in south Salina Thursday evening.

A 2008 Toyota Prius driven by Amy Smith, 50, of Salina, was southbound on S. Ohio Street and stopped while waiting on the vehicle in front to turn left onto Nottingham Drive when a 2018 Buick Envision driven by Eleanor Ulrich, 74, of Salina, rear-ended the Prius, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.

The wreck occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. Thursday.

Ulrich was injured and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Forrester said. Additionally, a 54-year-old man who was a passenger in the Prius, had possible minor injuries.

The Envision sustained front end damage and the Prius rear-end damage, Forrester said. Both were towed from the scene.

Ulrich was cited for inattentive driving, Forrester said.