By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after a two-vehicle accident in central Salina.
Mercedez Nunez, 18, of Salina, was was westbound on Crawford Street in a 2006 Chevrolet Impala when she failed to yield on a left turn onto S. Santa Fe Avenue and was struck by an eastbound 2005 Kawasaki driven by Samuel Wood, 20, of Salina, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning. The accident occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Nunez told police that she had waited for an eastbound vehicle to pass and didn't see the motorcycle when she began her turn.
Wood suffered a broken leg and was transported to Salina Regional Health Center, Forrester said.
Nunez was cited for failure to yield on a left turn, he said. She and an 18-year-old female passenger were not injured, Forrester said.
The motorcycle sustained major frontend damage and had to be towed, while the Impala had rear passenger-side damage, but was able to be driven, Forrester said.