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[August 09, 2011]  Police and accident reports for Tuesday, Aug. 9:

Accidents

July 23, 9:53 p.m.

Location: Woodlawn Road at North Jefferson

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Diedrich, Abigail G., 18; 2002 Dodge Dakota

  • Maderer, Joel R., 45; 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle

Maderer was transported to St. John's Hospital in Springfield by the Logan County Paramedic Association.

Contributory causes: failure to yield the right of way

Citations issued to: Diedrich

Aug. 3, 1 p.m.

Location: Illinois Route 10-121 at Taylor Court

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Leesman, Virgil C., 89; 2001 Mercury Sable

  • Scrimpsher, Robert W., 34; 2002 Volvo WNM

Contributory causes: improper lane usage

Citations: Leesman was ticketed for improper lane usage and having no insurance.

Aug. 4, 3:15 p.m.

Location: Woodlawn Road at Lincoln Parkway

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Dobson, Ashley M., 22; 2000 Plymouth Neon

  • Bowman, Amanda J., 33; 2007 Buick Terraza, owned by Nancy Siddens

Contributory causes: failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and following too closely

Citations issued to: Dobson

Aug. 5, 5:05 p.m.

Location: South McLean at Pulaski

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Crowell, Lola L., 67; 2011 Chevrolet HHR

  • Davis, Ilene M., 66; 2002 Buick LeSabre

Contributory causes: failure to yield the right of way and physical condition of the driver

Citations issued to: Crowell

Aug. 7, 5:30 a.m.

Location: 400 block of Eighth Street

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Givens, Donna Lee, 47; 2003 Kia Sedona

  • Phillips, Christopher S., 28; 2009 Chevrolet Impala

Contributory causes: driving too fast for conditions and distraction inside vehicle

Citations issued to: Givens

Aug. 8, 2:48 p.m.

Location: McLean at Lincoln Avenue

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Farmer, Marcus S., 18; 1998 Chevrolet Small

Contributory causes: failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and condition of vehicle or equipment

Citations issued to: Farmer

Arrests

Lincoln Police Department

  • Allen, Jeffery P., 41, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 8 on North Jefferson at Woodlawn Road on charge of disorderly conduct.

  • Alley, Ronald D., Lincoln, arrested Aug. 6 in the 400 block of North Jefferson on a Mason County warrant.

  • Buggs, Tarrus, 24, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 7 in the Centennial Courts area on charge of criminal trespass to state-supported land.

  • Crawford, David R., 46, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 8 on North Jefferson at Woodlawn Road on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of an ordinance violation.

  • Holmes, Zachary J., 22, San Jose, arrested Aug. 6 at the Logan County Safety Complex on charge of retail theft.

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  • Hopp, Blake J., 21, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 7 in the 300 block of Pulaski Street on charges of possession of cannabis less than 2.5 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

  • Kelly, Curtis L., 22, Chicago, arrested Aug. 7 in the 700 block of Walnut Street on charges of attempted home invasion and criminal damage to property.

  • Letterle, Virgil J., 25, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 6 at his residence on charge of domestic battery.

  • Massey, James R., 29, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 6 in the 400 block of Decatur Street on charges of possession of cannabis less 2.5 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Logan County Sheriff's Department

  • Coppinger, Devonne M., 24, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 6 on the 800 block of Malerich Drive on charge of driving with a suspended license.

  • Crowell, Amber N., 18, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 7 on Lincoln Parkway at 1500 Avenue on charge of illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

  • Dickerson, Dusty S., 21, Waynesville, arrested Aug. 5 on 2237th Street at 2100th Avenue, Atlanta, on a Menard County warrant.

  • Gottman, Michelle A., 40, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 5 on Illinois Route 121, Mount Pulaski, on charge of possession of a controlled substance.

  • Janssen, Michael E., 49, Middletown, arrested Aug. 7 on Sixth Street at Clinton in Middletown on charge of domestic battery.

  • Jones, Jeffrey T., 44, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 8 at the Logan County Courthouse on a Sangamon County warrant.

  • Keith, Amanda L., 32, Middletown, arrested Aug. 6 at her residence on charges of residential burglary and criminal damage to property.

  • Sisk, Steven A., 24, Lincoln, arrested Aug. 5 on Illinois Route 121 at 2000th Street, Lincoln, on charge of driving with a revoked license.

Mount Pulaski

  • Harris, Tina Y., 43, Decatur, arrested Aug. 5 on Illinois Route 121 at 1750th Avenue, Mount Pulaski, on a Macon County body attachment warrant.

Atlanta, San Jose, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

No arrest reports.

Illinois State Police

  • Ray, Jabrel W., 35, Topeka, Kan., arrested Aug. 7 on Interstate 55 on a Cook County warrant.

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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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