CRAWFORD COUNTY —A Kansas teen avoided injury in an accident that occurred just after 6p.m. Tuesday in Crawford County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Ford Escape driven by 17-year-old Onna Jorge-Thelisma of Pittsburg, Kansas was westbound on E 515th Avenue just east of S 240th Street. The driver attempted to drive through an activated railroad crossing arm. A southbound train struck the SUV.
Jorge-Thelisma, who was properly restrained, was not injured, according to the KHP.