By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
Scottsbluff Police is investigating a car crash in Scottsbluff on Wednesday evening.
SPD responded on scene to a crash shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Hwy 26 and 5th Ave.
The preliminary investigation uncovered that a red 2003 Infinity 635 driven but 44-year-old Johnathan Dykes of Douglas WY, was driving westbound and making a left turn to go south on 5th Ave, when a silver 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by 29-year-old Marco-Martinez-Hernandez of Terrytown crashed into the side of the Infinity.
Mario Martinez-Cano was identified as a passenger in the Chevy, and SPD says he was not wearing a seatbelt. He and Martinez-Hernandez had to be extricated from the vehicle and both were transported to Regional West Medical Center by Valley Ambulance. Dykes refused treatment at the scene. Valley Ambulance and Scottsbluff Fire Dept assisted at the scene. Citations are pending the completion of the investigation.