Three-Car Chain Reaction in a Parking Lot and a Food-Spill Distraction Among Accidents Reported This Week

A young driver hitting the gas instead of the break, a driver distracted while eating some food and a hit and run are among the accidents found this week in Geneva police reports. 

Three-Car Collision in Kaneville Road Parking Lot—The rear of a Chevrolet Suburban driven by James Bartusek, 17, of Geneva collided with the driver’s side of a parked Hyundai Santa Fe which then collided with the driver’s side of a parked Ford Escape around 11:50 a.m. in the parking lot near soccer fields at 3507 Kaneville Road about 40 feet west of Peck Road, report said.

Bartusek’s Suburban, containing two passengers, was attempting to back up when the driver inadvertently pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal, reports said. The Suburban hit the Santa Fe, and the “force of the impact caused the rear passenger side bumper of (the Santa Fe) to strike the driver side door (of the Ford Escape,)” reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle, and a tow was necessary due to the crash.

Accident on Anderson Boulevard—The front of a Ford Crown Victoria driven by Charles Hutt, 73, of Geneva collided with the rear of a Chevrolet Express driven by Jay Trout, 41, of Maple Park around 4:05 p.m. Aug. 16 in the 0-99 block of Anderson Boulevard near West State Street, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

Accident on Blackberry Drive—The front of a Honda Accord driven by Alex Springhorn, 22, of Geneva collided with the rear of a Ford Explorer driven by  Roland Tranquilli, 80, of Geneva around 2:15 a.m. Aug. 13 in the 2000 block of Blackberry Drive near the intersection of Dempsey Place, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Reports said Springhorn was distracted when he spilled some food he was eating and did not see Tranquilli’s Explorer parked on the westbound north side of the roadway and struck it from behind.

Hit and Run—An unknown vehicle collided with the driver’s side of a BMW 328XI around 5 p.m. Aug. 20 in the 200 block of Franklyn Street around 35 feet east of South Third Street, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to the BMW.