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Crime & Safety

The Car Crash That Got Away—In More Ways Than One

If a car crashes through the front window of a strip mall in Geneva and no one is there to report it, does it still happen? The answer is yes, obviously, and please accept my apologies for not seeing it sooner.

Sometimes the car gets away from you.

And sometimes the car-crash story does, too.

I was going through my e-mails this weekend when I found some breaking news that I completely missed. A Geneva Patch reader named Kent Taylor sent us three photos on Dec. 13.

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"Was getting a flop this morning at Heidi's and happened on this," the e-mail said.

Kent's photos show a vehicle crashed through the front window of one of the businesses in the 1400 block of East State St. Kent's caption says it was at Bob Green Cleaners, 1419 E. State St.

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I didn't see that one in the Geneva police reports—but that doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't released. I easily could have missed it if it was a one-vehicle accident, damages were low and no one was hurt.

I have an e-mail in to Cmdr. Julie Nash to see if I can find out more.

In the meantime, this is just one that got away—from the driver, apparently, as well as from Patch.

If you're out and about and see an accident or breaking news, please don't hesitate to contact Geneva Patch Editor Rick Nagel at 630-208-1866 or rickn@patch.com. Geneva Patch readers are the best!

 

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