A 7 YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER LAST NIGHT. THAT AFTER SHE AND HER MOTHER WERE INJURED WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR IN SALINAS LAST NIGHT. THE 5:30 P-M ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE CROSSWALK AT THE INTERSECTION OF MADEIRA AVENUE AND EAST ALISAL STREET. THE DRIVER, 58 YEAR-OLD CATALINO MENDEZ, (WHO STAYED AT THE SCENE) WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE, AND NOT HAVING INSURANCE.
