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[August 23, 2010] 

Accidents

Accident on Fifth Street at Elm

Incident occurred at 7:01 p.m. on Aug. 21

  • Cook, Joe, 41-year-old male, Lincoln; 1997 Dodge Ram pickup owned by McEntire Roofing

  • Ackerman, Craig E., 19-year-old male, Lincoln; 2011 Chevrolet Colorado

Ackerman said that he was westbound on Fifth Street. He stopped behind a vehicle that was waiting to turn left onto Elm.

Cook was coming up behind Ackerman and told police he dropped his cell phone, looked down to retrieve it, and when he looked up he saw that he was about to rear-end the Ackerman vehicle, so he swerved to the right. In the end, he sideswiped the passenger side of the Ackerman auto.

Cook was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Hit-and-run in the 800 block of North Kankakee

  • Unknown driver

  • Kunkel, Beverly K., 61-year-old female, Lincoln; 1990 Oldsmobile Delta 88

Kunkel reported to police that she parked her car in the 800 block of North Kankakee and at approximately 10 p.m. on the Aug. 20 she saw that it was in good condition. Sometime between then and the following morning an unknown vehicle sideswiped the Kunkel auto, causing damage to the driver's side of the vehicle.

Auto versus pedal cyclist at Woodlawn and North College

Incident occurred at 7:07 a.m. Aug. 21.

  • Riva, David M., 45-year-old male, Lincoln; on bike

  • Yarcho, Martin J., 53-year-old male, Lincoln; 2008 Ford Fusion

According to the police report, Riva was southbound on North College at the intersection with Woodlawn. He had the red light to stop but failed to do so. Entering into the intersection, he struck the vehicle owned by Yarcho.

Riva refused treatment for his injuries.

Accident involving underage driver

Incident occurred at 4:12 p.m. Aug. 19 on Illinois Route 10 near the Ag-Land FS.

  • Unit 1 -- licensed driver under the age of 18

  • West, Ronald E., 49-year-old male, Waynesville; 2001 Chevrolet Silverado owned by Hoblit Seed Co.

West was on Illinois Route 10, slowing to turn right into the driveway of the Ag-Land FS facility, when his vehicle was rear-ended by a licensed driver under the age of 18.

The underage driver said that while looking down to adjust the vehicle's radio, he or she struck the vehicle being driven by West.

The underage driver was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

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Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, Aug. 23

  • Dickey, Sandra S., 42-year-old female, of Lincoln, arrested Aug. 22 (no location listed) on Class A charge of disorderly conduct.

  • Griffin, Nykko L., 18-year-old male, of Plainfield, arrested Aug. 21 on Class C charge of possession of cannabis less than 2.5 grams.

  • List, Joel B., 44-year-old male, of Lincoln, arrested Aug. 21 on Lincoln Parkway at North Jefferson Street on Class A charge of driving with a license suspended.

  • Marcum, Joshua D., 27-year-old male, of San Jose, arrested Aug. 21 on Hamilton at Keokuk on Class A charge of driving under the influence.

  • Sims, Derrick T., 23-year-old male, of Chicago, arrested Aug. 21 on North College on Class A charge of aggravated assault, Class A charge of battery, Class A charge of criminal damage to property and Class X charge of home invasion.

Logan County Sheriff Department reports for Monday, Aug. 23

  • Allen, Kiya E., 19-year-old female, of Lincoln, arrested Aug. 20 at Pulaski and Gillette streets on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear on charges of theft. Bond was set at $3,000, 10 percent.

  • Cook, Sandra K., 35-year-old female, of Lincoln, arrested Aug. 20 at the Logan County Safety Complex on a Logan County warrant charging contempt. Bond was set at $250 cash.

Illinois State Police report for Monday, Aug. 23

  • England, Samantha G., 19-year-old female, of Peoria Heights, arrested Aug. 20 on Interstate 55 in the southbound lanes at the 114 mile marker on a DeWitt County warrant. Bond was set at $5,000, 10 percent. Vehicle was towed from the scene.

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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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