SALINE COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 3a.m. on Saturday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 GMC Jimmy driven by Ramses Jimenez, 16, Salina, was northbound on Simpson Road two miles east of Salina.

The driver fell asleep and the vehicle entered the east ditch striking a ditch embankment and a mailbox.

The driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled multiple times.

Jimenez was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.

He was properly restrained a the time of the accident, according to the KHP.