Crime & Safety
Car Hits Jogger on Geneva Drive
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There were two police reports in this week's Geneva police blotter that involved a car hitting a pedestrian, a little unusual and we hope not a trend.
The first involved a at the Shell station on the East Side. The second is also on the East Side, not too far from the Shell.
Here's the report:
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The front of a Mini Cooper driven by Jennifer Zak-White, 29, of Geneva struck Cheryl Davis, 54, of Geneva at the intersection of Geneva Drive and Kirk Road around 7:20 a.m. Sept. 1, reports said.
Zak-White told police she was stopped on Geneva Drive at Kirk Road waiting to turn left and was looking away when a pedestrian/runner ran in front of the Mini Cooper. The Mini Cooper struck Davis, but she told Zak-White she was OK and continued on her run, police reports said.
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Davis later filed a police report. She told police she fell on her right side, landing on her right hand and had a laceration on her right knee, lateral side, according to reports.
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