Sep 14, 2022

Car strikes bicyclist when pulling onto south Salina street

Posted Sep 14, 2022 3:30 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

A bicyclist received minor injuries when she was struck by a car that was exiting a parking lot in south Salina Tuesday.

Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that McKenzie Bowell, 30, of Salina, was southbound on a bicycle in the 1100 block of S. Ohio Street when she was struck by a 2011 Ford Fusion driven by Jose Chorro, 20, of Salina.

According to Forrester, Chorro failed to yield when he exited a parking lot and struck Bowell.

Bowell suffered minor injuries.

The Fusion sustained minor front-end damage.

Forrester said Chorro was cited for failure to yield.