Lincoln and Logan County accident, incident and arrest reports

[March 08, 2010] 

Accident reports for Monday, March 8

Unsolved mystery on Wyatt at Primm Road

On March 5 between midnight and 6 a.m. an unknown vehicle caused damage to approximately 80 feet of chain-link fence and accompanying fence posts along with a yield sign at the entrance of Lincoln Community High School.

Video recordings of the incident via the LCHS security cameras indicated the incident may have occurred around 2:30 a.m.

Evidence left at the scene appeared to show that an unknown vehicle was traveling southeast on Wyatt and left the road on the east side at the curve joining Wyatt and Primm Road.

The vehicle struck the chain-link fence and posts, damaging those, and then moved on to strike the yield sign at the high school before leaving the scene. The driver did not file a report.

Police say evidence left at the scene indicates that the vehicle could be a medium-sized Ford or Mercury, chocolate brown in color.

Hit-and-run on Broadway
March 7, 12:01 a.m.

• Unknown vehicle

• Cook, Sandra K., 34, Lincoln; 2002 Dodge Stratus

Cook indicated that her car was parked on the south side of the 900 block of Broadway when an unknown vehicle headed east sideswiped her car, damaging the rear side quarter panel and the driver’s side mirror.

Canine passenger blamed for accident
March 7, 10:51 a.m.

• Sarah L. Cook, 34, Lincoln; 2006 Ford Taurus

• Ruth A. Musick, 66, Lincoln; 1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX

Cook told police she was southbound in the 800 block of North Madison when her dog jumped into her lap, causing her arm to turn the steering wheel to the right, thus sideswiping the vehicle owned by Musick.

Hit-and-run on North Ottawa
March 5, 3:47 p.m.

• Unknown vehicle

• Billy M Cates, 74, Lincoln; 1995 Cadillac DeVille Concours

Cates reported that while her vehicle was parked on North Ottawa, an unknown vehicle struck hers in the front driver’s side panel.

Accident on Fifth Street
March 5, 7:20 a.m.

• Unit 1 -- Licensed male driver under the age of 18

• Christine P. Manning, 48, Peoria; 2000 Ford F150

Both vehicles were eastbound on Fifth Street, with Manning in front. She stopped to wait for traffic to clear for a left turn and was rear-ended.

The other driver was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Accident at Fifth involves private driveway
March 4, 7:50 a.m.

• Debra L. Granda, 57, Lincoln; 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX

• George L. Poulos, 18, Lincoln; 1994 Ford F150

Granda was attempting to get onto Fifth Street from a private driveway. Poulos said that he was eastbound and unable to avoid striking Granda. After striking the Granda vehicle, Poulos went into a ditch.

Granda was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way.

Tickets issued to both drivers
Feb. 28, 4:03 p.m.

• Unit 1 -- Licensed male driver under the age of 18

• William Payton Jr., 72, Chicago; 2006 Chrysler 300

Unit one was northbound on Kankakee, with Payton westbound on Broadway. The unit one driver said he stopped at the intersection, but his view was obstructed by a parked vehicle. He proceeded into the intersection and hit Payton.

The police report noted that there were several large vehicles legally parked that could have made it difficult to see.

The underage driver was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection, and Payton received a citation for driving an uninsured vehicle.

Accident on North Butler
Feb. 26, 9:45 p.m.

• Zachery K. Boulb, 23, Lincoln; 1999 Jeep Cherokee

• Wheeler, Trisha S., 28, Hartsburg; 1998 Chevrolet Blazer

Boulb was eastbound on Delavan, entered the intersection at Butler and was struck by Wheeler, who was traveling northbound on Butler.

Boulb was ticketed for failure to yield at an intersection.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, March 8

• Coppinger, Taylor T., 19-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested March 5 at his residence on Class A charge of domestic battery.

• Dunker, Brian J., 26-year-old male, Chestnut; arrested March 7 at Woodlawn and Lincoln Parkway on Class A charge of no valid driver’s license.

• Johnson, Amanda M., 27-year-old female, Lincoln; arrested March 6 in Lincoln on Class A charge of driving under the influence.

• Johnson, Melinda D., 30-year-old female, Lincoln; arrested March 7 at Butler and Clinton streets in Lincoln on Class A charge of driving with license suspended. Vehicle was towed from the scene.

• Sutton, Michael A., 43-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested March 6 on Class A charge of domestic battery.

Atlanta Police Department report for Monday, March 8

• Eberton, Becky L., 44-year-old female, Minier; arrested March 4 on Class A charge of violating an order of protection.

Logan County Sheriff Department reports for Monday, March 8

• Hernandez, Joseph., 27-year-old male, Chicago Heights; arrested March 5 at Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear on charge related to aggravated battery. Bond set at $25,000, 10 percent

• Ramlow, Matthew B., 34-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested March 6 in the 900 block of 1750 Avenue on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear, plus Class B charge of dumping garbage upon real property.
  [720 ILCS 5.0/47-15(a)]

• White, David J., 22-year-old male, Hopedale; arrested March 6 at Route 10 and 2150th Avenue near Beason on a Johnson County warrant for failure to appear. Bond set at $5,000, 10 percent.

Illinois State Police report for Monday, March 8

• Arbeu, Lisias V. 30-year-old male, Chicago; arrested on southbound side of Interstate 55 at the 125 mile marker on Class A charge of driving with license suspended.

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The public is reminded that anyone is presumed innocent until charges are proven in a court of law.

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