Mar 08, 2022

RCPD: Infant transported to Children's Mercy after car crash

Posted Mar 08, 2022 4:00 PM

MANHATTAN —Two people were injured in an accident just after 2:30p.m. Monday in Manhattan.

 A 2020 Dodge Challenger driven by Crystal Rodriguez, 33, Manhattan, struck a utility pole near the intersection of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Yuma Street in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

EMS transported Rodriguez and a 7-month-old to Via Christi for evaluation.  The 7-month-old was later to Children's Mercy in Kansas City for further treatment of head injuries, according to the activity report.  The child was not in a car seat, according to RCPD.