Crime & Safety
Distracted Driving Leads to Accident With Minor Injury
Accident at State and Bennett happens when woman pouring a can of pop into a cup of ice.
Geneva police reports this week included one driver's mea culpa for a collision that followed the opening of a can of pop.
The front of a Mercury Milan driven by Sharon Keller, 51, of Matoon collided with the rear of a Kia Soul driven by Brittany Roberts, 26, of Cortland around 1:08 p.m. Dec. 27 on East State Street about 40 feet east of North Bennett Street, reports said.
Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.
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Roberts told police she had a sore left ankle after the crash, but the injury was old and she believed the accident aggravated it. Keller left the scene but gave her personal information to Roberts. When police contacted Keller, she apologized and said it was "totally her fault," in the words of the police report. She told police she was fatigued and was pouring a can of pop into a cup of ice at the time of the accident.
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