SALINE COUNTY — Two teens were injured in an accident early Tuesday in Saline County.
A 2001 Dodge Ram driven by Brody Murk, 16, Bennington, was northbound in the 4500 Block of North Gerard Road at high rate of speed, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
The driver swerved to avoid an oncoming truck pulling a trailer. The truck driver hit the brakes and Murk swerved the Ram off the road and into a tree.
EMS transported Murk and a passenger Jawuan Allen, 16, Salina, to the hospital in Salina, according to Soldan. The other driver was not injured.
The sheriff's office did not release seat belt usage details.