A boy was taken to Salina Regional Health Center after a two-vehicle accident in central Salina Monday morning.
A 17-year-old Minneapolis girl was westbound in the 600 block of E. Crawford Street in a 1998 Chevrolet 1500 pickup when she had to stop abruptly for traffic, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this afternoon. A 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Lauren Tompkinson, 28, of Salina, failed to stop and rear-ended the pickup, he noted. The accident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. Monday.
A nine-year-old boy who was a passenger in the pickup suffered a laceration to the back of his head. The boy was checked by EMS and then transported to Salina Regional Health Center by a parent, Forrester said. The teen driver complained of a possible concussion, but was not transported, he added.
The pickup sustained left rear damage and was removed by the owner. The Grand Caravan sustained front end damage and had to be towed.
Tompkinson was cited for following too closely.