Jun 03, 2021

Both drivers in 2-vehicle accident claim to have had green light

Posted Jun 03, 2021 1:38 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

Someone had a green light, but Salina police aren't sure which of the drivers in a two-vehicle accident it was.

According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, Eugene Luetters, 80, of Salina, was westbound on E. Republic Avenue in a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac at approximately noon Wednesday. Luetters claimed he had the green light at the intersection with S. Ohio Street, and proceeded into the intersection.

Jaclyn Higley, 24, of Topeka, was northbound on S. Ohio Street in a 2017 Ford Fusion, also claimed to have a green light, and proceeded into the E. Republic Avenue intersection, where the two vehicles collided, Forrester reported.

Higley suffered minor injuries, but was not transported from the scene.

Both vehicles sustained front driver's side damage and were towed from the scene, Forrester noted.

No witnesses were located and no citations have yet been issued, according to Forrester.