Aug 24, 2022

Driver injured in two-vehicle wreck in central Salina

Posted Aug 24, 2022 4:17 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

One person was injured in a two-vehicle wreck late Tuesday morning in central Salina.

Margaret Westall, 74, of Salina, was southbound on Sheridan Street in a 2016 Jeep Compass when she failed to stop at the W. Republic Avenue stop sign and struck a westbound 2008 Toyota Highlander driven by Carolina Ortega, 47, of Salina, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The wreck occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. Tuesday.

Westall suffered minor injuries and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center, Forrester said. Ortega and a 21-year-old man who was a passenger in the Highlander were not injured.

The Compass sustained front end damage and the Highlander passenger-side damage.

Forrester said Westall was ticketed for no proof of insurance and failing to stop at a stop sign. Ortega was ticketed for not having a driver's license, he added.