Lincoln and Logan County accident, incident and arrest reports

[August 03, 2009] 

Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, Aug. 3

Accident on July 30 at 3:59 p.m.; at the intersection of Keokuk Street and North Kickapoo

--Gerardo A. Valdes, 24-year-old male, Lincoln; 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity

--Stephen R. Vinyard, 54-year-old male, Lincoln; 2003 Ford F150 Series

Vinyard said he had a green light and entered the intersection to head south on Kickapoo Street. He said he was in the intersection when Valdes entered the intersection. Vinyard was unable to stop before Valdes was in front of him.

A witness was in a vehicle facing west on Keokuk. The witness said he was stopped in the left turn lane, waiting to go south on Kickapoo. The witness said the light was red for the east and west traffic and that Vinyard had a green light to go south on Kickapoo.

Valdes was taken in an ambulance by Logan County Paramedics to St. John's Hospital in Springfield. The reporting officer spoke with Valdes at the hospital. Valdes said he entered the intersection trying to beat the red light and that he thought it was yellow when he went into the intersection.

Valdes was cited for disobeying a traffic control signal and for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

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• Cortes, Leterrofe K., 19-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested Aug. 2 on North State at 21st Street; Class A -- no valid driver's license; $100 bond

• Kelly, Curtis L., 20-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested Aug. 1 at his residence; domestic battery; no-contact order, bond conditions apply

• Lewis, Rietta R., 29-year-old female, Pekin; arrested Aug. 1 at 315 Eighth St.; Class A -- driving under the influence of drugs/combination

• Livingston, Wendy L., 21-year-old female, Lincoln; arrested Aug. 2 at the Logan County Safety Complex; Winnebago County warrant -- probation violation

Logan County Sheriff's Department reports for Monday, Aug. 3

• Faith, Calvin P., 18-year-old male, Mount Pulaski; arrested Aug. 2 on 1000th Avenue at 950th Avenue; Class A -- consumption/possession of alcohol by a minor

• Maier, Nathan W., 27-year-old male, Lincoln and Huntsville, Texas; arrested July 31 on the railroad tracks at 1200th Avenue; criminal trespass

• Miller, Dustin M., 25-year-old male, Mount Pulaski; arrested Aug. 1 on Route 121 at 1750th Avenue; Logan County warrant, failure to appear -- battery; $3,000, 10 percent

• Mulkins, Steven B., 17-year-old male, Elkhart; arrested Aug. 2 on 1000th Avenue at 950th Avenue; Class A -- consumption of alcohol by a minor

• Springer, Alexandria K., 19-year-old female, Lincoln; arrested July 31 at the safety complex; failure to appear

• West, Roger D., 41-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested Aug. 2 at 911 Pekin St.; failure to appear -- criminal damage to property under $300; $2,000, 10 percent

• Williams, Cody W., 23-year-old male, Latham; arrested July 31 on 350th Street at State Route 121; Class A -- possession of drug paraphernalia; $1,000, 10 percent; Class B -- possession of cannabis 2.5-10 grams; $1,000, 10 percent

Mount Pulaski Police Department report for Monday, Aug. 3

• Klippstein, Jillian R.., 25-year-old female, Decatur; arrested Aug. 2 at the Route 121 and Route 54 overhead; Class A misdemeanor -- driving while license suspended

Illinois State Police report for Monday, Aug. 3

• Swann, Andrew J., 22-year-old male, Aurora; arrested July 31 on Interstate 55 northbound at milepost 115; speeding

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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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