A Bend teen who was seriously injured when she dashed across Highway 97 in north Nend Thursday evening is getting better. A nursing supervisor at St. Charles said yesterday, that Rose Marie Ascencio, 14, was in fair condition, upgraded from serious condition. The accident happened near Grandview Drive, by Space Age Fuel, at about 6:30 Thursday night. Deschutes County deputies witnessed the accident and say the teenager was standing the middle turn lane and dashed out in from of a car. The speed limit in that area is 45 mph.
