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Accidents June 20
Accident occurred on Rochelle Avenue 321 feet east of Richland
Avenue at 5:16 p.m.
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White, Phyllis J.,
68-year-old female, of Lincoln; 2009 Cadillac
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Bird, Dennis M., 59-year-old male, of
Lincoln; 2001 Chevrolet Impala
Bird was parked facing west in the cul-de-sac. White was backing
out of a private driveway and backed into the Bird vehicle.
June 22
Accident occurred on Home Avenue 169 feet south of Wyatt Avenue.
- Beard, Courtney K., 30-year-old female, of Lincoln; 1984
Chevrolet conventional cab pickup owned by Rodney Dove
The report stated that the vehicle was located in the driveway of
Beard residence after the fact.
Beard told police that she believed the accident occurred on June
22 at 10 p.m.
She first said that she struck a utility pole, but there was no
damage sustained in the accident. She then said that she believed
she had hit some garbage cans, but again there was no damage
sustained. Finally she told the officer that she had been run off
the road by an unidentified vehicle.
The police report noted that when the vehicle was located,
remnants of the utility pole she had struck were on the vehicle.
Beard was ticketed for failure to give information after striking
personal property.
June 23
Accident occurred in the 2900 block of Woodlawn 1532 feet south
of Heitmann Drive at 5:21 p.m.
- Pettersen, Brandt, 46-year-old male, of Springfield; Hyundai
Santa Fe
Pettersen reported he was parked in the lot of the Thorntons on
the city's west side. When he came out of the building, he found
that his vehicle had been struck by an unknown vehicle.
The police report noted that the damage to the vehicle was on the
top of the hood and going down to the passenger-side bumper. It was
stated that with semi traffic being heavy at that station, it may
have been a semi that struck the Pettersen vehicle.
June 25
Accident occurred on South McLean 24 feet south of Broadway at
noon.
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Novak, Francis P.,
75-year-old male, of Lincoln; 1999 Chevrolet small conventional
cab pickup
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Sutton, Joanie L.,
39-year-old female, of Lincoln; 2003 Ford Ranger owned by Jerry
Gaddy
The vehicle driven by Sutton was at the intersection of McLean
and Broadway, stopped for the traffic signal. Novak was parked in
front of the post office. Novak said that when he started to back
out, he did not see the Sutton vehicle and backed into it.
Novak was ticketed for improper packing.
June 25
Accident occurred on the Interstate 55 business loop 450 feet
east of North Jefferson at 10:53 p.m.
- Zinser, Thomas J., 18-year-old male of Emden; 1998 Chevrolet
small conventional cab pickup
Zinser said that he was approaching North Jefferson Street from
the east when a deer ran out in front of him. He struck the deer.
June 28
Accident occurred at Memorial Park Road at 3:23 p.m.
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Licensed driver
under the age of 18
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Arneaud, Marcia R., 46-year-old female
of Lincoln; 2004 Dodge Durango
Arneaud was on Fifth Street, attempting to turn onto Memorial
Park Road. The other driver was stopped at the sign on Memorial Park
Road, waiting to turn onto Fifth Street.
Driver 1 was distracted and unintentionally accelerated, moving
the vehicle forward and hitting the Arneaud vehicle.
Driver 1 was ticketed.
June 29
Accident occurred at the intersection of Fifth and Adams at 10
a.m.
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Albert, Casey J.,
24-year-old male, of Lincoln; 1998 Ford Econoline owned by
Albert Brothers
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Zurkamer, Wanda L., 79-year-old female,
of Lincoln; 2008 Dodge Cavalier
Witnesses giving accounts of the accident: Witness 1 was
northbound on Adams and stopped at the intersection with Fifth
Street. Witness 2 was southbound on Adams, also stopped at the
intersection.
It was observed that Zurkamer was eastbound on Fifth and was
stopped, waiting to turn off Fifth Street onto Adams, when Albert,
unable to stop his vehicle, struck hers.
Albert said that he saw Zurkamer was stopped and that she had her
turn signal on, but he was unable to stop in time.
Witness accounts said it appeared that Albert was driving above
the speed limit. Witnesses also said they saw Albert's brake lights
engage and that he skidded before hitting the car.
Zurkamer was taken to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital by the
Logan County Paramedic Association, while Albert was transported to
ALMH by a private vehicle.
Albert was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and
failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
June 30
Accident occurred on South Postville Drive 25 feet north of
Seventh Street at 3:26 p.m.
- Fisher, Heather R., 21-year-old female, of Lincoln; 1998
Oldsmobile Intrigue
Fisher said that she was northbound on Postville Drive when a tan
SUV traveling southbound failed to yield the right of way as Fisher
was attempting to turn. She said that she swerved to avoid an
accident and lost control of her vehicle. She ran off the road and
into a ditch, causing damage to her vehicle.
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July 6
Accident occurred at 4:25 p.m. in the 1000 block of Heitmann
Drive.
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Schleder, Beau R.,
20-year-old male, of Lincoln; 2002 Pontiac Aztek SRV 4x2
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Licensed driver under the age of 18
Vehicle 2 was traveling through the parking lot while Schleder
was backing out of a parking space. Schleder said that he did not
see the other vehicle and backed into a trailer it was towing.
July 6
Accident occurred at 9:50 a.m. at the intersection of Keokuk and
Kickapoo.
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Jackson, Emily A.,
24-year-old female of Lincoln; 2003 GM Envoy belonging to Jeremy
D. Duffer
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Holmes, Kenneth M., 81-year-old male,
of Mount Pulaski; 2008 Ford Taurus
Jackson said she was southbound on Kickapoo at the intersection
of Keokuk while Holmes was northbound on Kickapoo, attempting a
left-hand turn. Jackson said that she had the green light and was
passing through the intersection and stuck Holmes.
Holmes said that he had a green turn light and had nearly
completed his turn when Jackson entered the intersection, striking
his vehicle on the rear passenger-side quarter panel.
July 7
Accident occurred on North Kickapoo 179 feet south of Yosemite
Avenue at 3:14 p.m.
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Bailey, Jerry F.,
60-year-old male, of Lincoln; 1996 Dodge Dakota
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Snodgrass, Paula K., 48-year-old
female, of Lincoln; 2000 Ford Explorer
Bailey was northbound on North Kickapoo, approaching Snodgrass
from behind. Snodgrass was yielding to southbound traffic as she
awaited an opportunity to turn off Kickapoo. Bailey failed to reduce
his speed and rear-ended the Snodgrass vehicle.
Bailey was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and
failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
July 12
Accident occurred at 925 Primm Road at 9:45 a.m.
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Prather, Lorena B.,
86-year-old female, of Lincoln; 1986 Chrysler LHS
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Howerton, Marian M., 70-year-old
female, of Lincoln; 2002 Hyundai Sante Fe
The Howerton vehicle was legally parked along the side of the
roadway. Prather was parked in a parking space nearby. When she
backed out of the space, she hit the Howerton vehicle.
A witness said that Prather got out of her vehicle, checked for
damage, then drove away.
When Prather returned later and was questioned about the
incident, she said that she heard a noise as she was backing,
stopped and checked for damage and found none.
Prather was ticketed for operating an uninsured vehicle and for
leaving the scene of an accident.
July 12
Accident occurred at 10:33 a.m. on South Kickapoo at Decatur
Street
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McAfee, Jason L.,
38-year-old male, of Springfield; 2007 International owned by
the United Parcel Service
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Haseley, Vernon C., 83-year-old male,
of Lincoln; 2004 Mercury Monterey
McAfee was eastbound on Decatur Street, stopped at the sign, then
proceeded into the intersection, striking Haseley at the
driver's-side door.
Haseley was taken to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital by the
Logan County Paramedic Association.
McAfee was ticketed.
Lincoln Police Department reports for Tuesday, July 13
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Broyles, Cyrenna
M., 18-year-old female, of Lincoln, arrested July 13 in the 100
block of Decatur Street on a Logan County warrant for failure to
appear. Bond was set at $2,500, 10 percent.
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Eairheart, Bradley E., 21-year-old
male, of Lincoln, arrested July 13 in the 1000 block of Delavan
Street on Class X charge of home invasion and Class 1 charge of
aggravated battery.
Logan County Sheriff's Department reports for Tuesday, July 13
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Dehner, Michelle
L., 37-year-old female, of Lincoln, arrested July 12 at 1850th
Street and Old Route 121 on Class A charge of driving under the
influence, Class A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia
and Class B charge of possession of cannabis 2.5 to 10 grams.
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Johnson, Cherilea
K., 50-year-old female, of Middletown, arrested July 12 at her
residence on Class C charge of disorderly conduct.
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Nelson, Alexander J., 23-year-old male,
of Beason, arrested July 12 at his residence on Class A charge
of domestic battery, Class A charge of unlawful production and
possession of cannabis plants, Class C charge of assault, and
Class A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held
without bond.
Illinois State Police report for Tuesday, July 13
- Butler, Duane, 51-year-old male, of Carbon Hill, Ala.,
arrested July 12 on I-155 in the southbound lanes just south of
Exit 10 on Class A charge of driving under the influence. He was
also cited for improper lane usage and improper mirrors. Vehicle
was towed from the scene.
___ The public is reminded that anyone is
presumed innocent until charges are proven in a court of law.
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