FINNEY COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 10p.m. on Wednesday in Finney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Mark A. Perez, 18, Garden City was southbound on U.S. 83 at the entrance to the Southwind Housing Development.

The vehicle left the roadway going to the west and struck a telephone pole. The truck continued west and struck a brick wall at the Southwind Housing development.

Perez was transported to St. Catherine’s Hospital.
He was not wearing a seat belt, according the KHP.