By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Possible medical conditions are being cited as the cause of two accidents on S. Ninth Street Tuesday afternoon.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that dispatch was notified at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday of an accident at S. Ninth Street and W. Cloud Street.
A 2018 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Rosalie Bonilla, 47, of Salina, was southbound on S. Ninth Street and stopped at the light at the W. Cloud Street intersection. A 1987 Lincoln Towncar driven by Michael Ramaika, 66, of Fort Atkinson, Wis., rear-ended the Malibu, Forrester said. When the light turned green, the Towncar pulled around the Malibu and continued south on S. Ninth Street.
Bonilla was not injured. Her car sustained minor rear end damage.
A short while later, the Towncar rear-ended a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu that was southbound and stopped at the light at S. Ninth Street/W. Magnolia Road, Forrester said. The 2010 Malibu was driven by Rhonda Keller, 61, of Salina. Forrester said Keller turned off, expecting Ramaika to follow, however he continued south on S. Ninth Street. Police were able to stop the Towncar just south of the W. Schilling Road/S. Ninth Street intersection.
Forrester said that witnesses had called in both accidents and followed the Towncar until it was stopped by the police.
According to Forrester, Ramaika was cited for duty to report an accident, inattentive driving, and no proof of insurance in the first accident, and has not been cited for the second accident. Ramaika's possible medical conditions were cited as the cause of the accidents, Forrester said.