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Kansas teen hospitalized after crash with SUV

Motorcycle smallKEARNEY COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Kearney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Evelia O. Chavez-Garcia, 51, Garden City, was stopped on AA Rd at U.S.50 highway.

The driver failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn.

A westbound 2006 Kawasaki Ninja driven by Yordi P. Siersema, 19, Lakin, collided with the SUV

Siersema was transported to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. Chavez-Garcia was not injured.

Siersema was wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

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