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[April 17, 2012]  Police and accident reports for Tuesday, April 17:

Accidents

April 12, 11:45 a.m.

Location: South Chicago at Pulaski

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Harvey, Daniel R., 38; 1995 Ford Ranger

  • Griffin, Jerry L., 54; 2001 Dodge Ram

Citation: Harvey was ticketed for failure to yield.

April 12, 4:39 p.m.

Location: Tremont Street at South Hamilton

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Licensed driver under age 18

  • Schenk, Keith E., 42; 2000 Buick LeSabre

  • Koehler, Claire A., 61; 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Citation: Underage driver was ticketed for disobeying a stop sign

April 12, 8:39 a.m.

Location: Fifth at South Madison

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Miller, Justin L., 24; 2010 Subaru Impreza owned by Google

  • Martin, Vera J., 61; 1998 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup owned by Martin Sales and Service

Citations: Miller was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions, and Martin was ticketed for having no insurance.

April 13, 1:12 p.m.

Location: Malerich Drive at Woodlawn Road

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Tibbs, James C. II, 19; 2006 Chevrolet Impala

  • Hawkins, H. Diane, 58; 2005 Chevrolet Silverado

Contributing factor(s): failure to reduce speed and following too closely

Citation issued to Tibbs.

April 13, 3:15 p.m.

Location: 1100 block of North State Street

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Skelton, Frankie L., 44; 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

  • McCawley, Florence, 77; Hyundai Sonata (no year listed)

Citations: Skelton was ticketed for leaving the scene of an accident, failing to give information and failure to report an accident.

April 13, 9:48 p.m.

Location: Burger King parking lot

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Pozsgai, Jennifer N., 28; 1998 Chevrolet Blazer

  • Hackett, Emily J., 20; 2006 Dodge Ram pickup

Citations: Pozsgai for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to give aid or information.

April 14, 10 p.m.

Location: 1100 block of Pekin Street

Drivers and vehicles:

  • Unknown driver and vehicle

  • Reed, Dwight W., 57; 2007 Jeep Liberty

Hit-and-run incident.

Lincoln Police Department

  • Atwood, Christopher J., 19, Chicago, arrested April 14 on Keokuk at College Avenue on charges of illegal possession or consumption of alcohol by a minor.

  • Bryles, William L., 45, Lincoln, arrested April 15 in the 300 block of Eighth Street on two Tazewell County warrants.

  • Byers, Carlton A., 21, Chicago, arrested April 14 on the inlet at Hennepin Street on charges of criminal trespass to state-supported land.

  • Coatney, Elizabeth A., 29, Lincoln, arrested April 15 at her residence on charge of obstructing justice.

  • Cox, Amy N., 30, Lincoln, arrested April 16 at her residence on a Tazewell County warrant.

  • Faulkner, Zachary M., 18, Lincoln, arrested April 13 in the 1500 block of Woodlawn Road on a Logan County warrant for aggravated battery.

  • Felton, Richard J., 53, Lincoln, arrested April 14 at his residence on charge of domestic battery.

  • Pozsgai, Jennifer N., 28, Lincoln, arrested April 13 in the 200 block of Stahlhut Drive on charges of driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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  • Skelton, Frankie L, 44, Lincoln arrested April 15 at her residence on charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

  • Viner, Lance M., 29, Lincoln, arrested April 14 at his residence on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing justice.

  • Willis, Heather L., 30, Lincoln arrested April 13 at her residence on charge of aggravated battery.

Logan County Sheriff's Department

  • Baker, Larry G., 53, Lincoln, arrested April 13 at the Logan County Safety Complex on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of driving under the influence.

  • Baptist, Maggie E., 27, Petersburg, arrested April 12 on Kennedy Road at Elizabeth Court, Elkhart, on charge of driving with a suspended license.

  • Brooks, Rodney W., 43, Atlanta, arrested April 13 at the Logan County Safety Complex on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of having no valid driver's license.

  • Buckner, John H., 46, Lincoln, arrested April 13 at his residence on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of violating an order of protection.

  • Cobb, Nathaniel D., 18, Lincoln, arrested April 16 on Logan Street at Keokuk on charge of illegal consumption of alcohol.

  • Eeten, Kerry L., 58, Emden, arrested April 16 in the 800 block of 2400 Street, Hartsburg, on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

  • Holmes, Jeffrey A., 46, Decatur, arrested April 13 on Illinois Route 121 on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

  • Johnson, Larry K., 63, Forsyth, arrested April 13 on 1575 Street at 900 Avenue on charges of possession of cannabis more than 10 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

  • Summers, Clifford E., 45, Jacksonville, arrested April 16 at the Morgan County Jail on two Logan County warrants for failure to appear in answer to charges of driving under the influence.

  • Tabor, Ethan J., 20, Lincoln, arrested April 13 at the Logan County Safety Complex on a Logan County warrant for failure to appear in answer to charge of driving under the influence.

Atlanta, Elkhart, Mount Pulaski, San Jose, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

No arrest reports.

Illinois State Police

  • Coleman, John E., 29, Dolton, arrested April 16 at an unknown location on a Cook County warrant.

  • Mowery, Scott M., 35, Springfield, arrested April 12 on Interstate 55 on charge of driving with a suspended license.

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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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