A two-vehicle wreck in central Emporia sent a young passenger to the hospital for treatment.
Emporia Police and EMS responded to the accident at 12th and Chestnut shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday. The caller reported a 10-year-old child was bleeding from the mouth.
According to police, 28-year-old Amanda Coltrane of Emporia was driving a pickup westbound on 12th Ave. and slowed to make a turn onto Lawrence Street. Meanwhile, 31-year-old Grace Ambriz of Emporia was driving a Jeep Wrangler behind the pickup. As the pickup slowed, the Jeep collided into the back of it.
Ambriz had a 10-year-old female passenger who was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health with what the police report describes as a “non-incapacitating” injury. Both were wearing seatbelts. Ambriz was cited for careless driving.
Both vehicles were driven away from the scene.
8:30 p.m. Thursday
A two-vehicle wreck in central Emporia sent a young passenger to the hospital for treatment Thursday evening.
A pickup and SUV collided at 12th and Chestnut shortly before 7 pm Thursday. Emporia Fire has confirmed a passenger in the SUV, a minor girl, was hurt and later hospitalized at Newman Regional Health. The drivers of the SUV and pickup were not hurt.
Emporia Police has not divulged any details on this crash and may not issue a news release until Friday morning. We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
