A Manhattan woman has been charged with driving under the influence following an injury crash at Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Kimball Ave. Wednesday morning.
According to the Riley County Police Department, 38-year-old Teena Whitmore was southbound on Tuttle Creek Blvd. around 8 a.m. Wednesday, driving a Mini Cooper when she struck a sport utility vehicle head-on at the intersection. The driver of the SUV, 48-year-old Julie Overstreet, of St. George, was sitting at a red light in the inside northbound turn lane on Tuttle Creek Blvd. Both were transported to Ascension Via Christi for minor injuries.
Police later arrested Whitmore in connection for aggravated battery, marijuana possession and driving under the influence.
Whitmore was issued a $5,000 bond but was no longer confined as of Thursday’s arrest report.
