By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A punch to the face was blamed for a single-vehicle wreck in central Salina Sunday afternoon.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that a 33-year-old Salina man was southbound in the 800 block of Hancock Street at approximately 1:15 p.m. Sunday when a verbal argument ensued between the driver and a 30-year-old female passenger.
At some point during the argument, the woman allegedly struck the man in the face with her fist, causing him to drive his 2011 Ford Focus off the roadway and into a tree, Forrester said. The woman then left the scene before police arrived.
The man told officers that he had picked up a female acquaintance and that the argument concerned where the woman wanted to be dropped off, Forrester said.
The Focus sustained major front-end damage and was towed from the scene.