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Accident with Injuries, Hit and Run Among Usual Slew of Geneva Traffic Reports

The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Here's a roundup of traffic reports collected last week from the Geneva Police Department.

Accident on Nelson Drive—The rear of a Honda CRV driven by Ellen Wright, 82, of Geneva collided with the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Corvette driven by Arthur Rubel, 58, of Berkeley around 12:45 p.m. Aug. 7 in the 300 block of Nelson Drive near Fisher Drive, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

Collision on Private Property on South Third Street—A Ford Explorer 200 collided with an unknown vehicle in a parking lot in the 500 block of South Third Street around 7:15 p.m. Aug. 8, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to the vehicle. No other information is available.

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Accident at Williamsburg Avenue and Delnor Drive—The front of a GMC Suburban driven by Nicholas Faught, 19, of Geneva collided with the rear of a Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Juliette Kein, 19, of Sycamore around 1:35 p.m. Aug. 9 at the intersection of Williamsburg Avenue and Delnor Drive, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

Hit and Run—An unknown vehicle struck a Ford Explorer between 1 and 5 p.m. Aug. 9 while it was parked in a lot at 211 James St., reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to the vehicle.

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Accident with Injuries—The front of a Scion XB driven by Jackson Biller, 24, of Highland Park collided with the rear of a Ford F-150 driven by Karl Albers, 23, of Batavia around 1 p.m. Aug. 11 on Commons Drive around 50 feet west of Randall Road, reports said. The F-150 was eastbound in the exit lane of Commons Drive attempting to turn south, and the Scion was traveling east directly behind it. Reports said Alders slowed for a vehicle in front of him while Biller believed the F-150 was going to proceed with the turn, reports said. The report indicates that there were "injuries or tow," but no other information was available. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

Car Hits Dog on South Street—A Chevrolet Colorado driven by David Carli, 40, of Geneva hit a German Shepherd owned by Samantha Salerno of Geneva around 2:12 p.m. Aug. 12 in the 1700 block of South Street about 25 feet east of Southampton Drive, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to the vehicle or property, according to police reports. No narrative was attached to the report.

Accident on Keslinger Road—The front of a  Chevrolet Express driven by Cesar Lazcano, 45, of Elburn collided with the rear of an Infinity M35 driven by Daniel Lotzpeich, 38, of Geneva around 6 p.m. June 30 at the intersection of Keslinger Road and Peck Road, reports said. Less than $500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

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