Saturday, May 11, 2013
The following information was supplied by local police departments. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Ford Escape driven by Kenneth Fredrickson, 49, of Elgin collided with the front of a Honda Civic driven by Abigail Pedersen, 33, of Batavia around 4:05 p.m. April 24 in a bizarre crash at the intersection of East Fabyan Parkway and Crissey Avenue (Route 25). According to Geneva police reports, Pedersen’s Civic was stopped waiting to turn left on a green light at State Route 25 (Crissey Avenue) and East Fabyan Parkway when Fredrickson’s westbound Escape left the road, drove into the parkway between an electric box and a traffic signal pole, drove back onto the roadway, struck the Civic and “proceeded to drive away without stopping,” reports said. A witness described the driver as a white male, balding, with glasses. Fredrickson was …
No charges are filed in the collision, and the teen refuses an ambulance trip to Delnor Hospital, according to police reports.
A vehicle struck a pedestrian on his 16th birthday, but the young man apparently was able to leave the scene on his own power, police reports indicate. The front of a Honda Element Driven by Aimee Edlin, 33, of St. Charles struck a pedestrian, Matthew Krautter of St. Charles, as the teenager was travelling north in the crosswalk through the intersection around 5 p.m. May 8, reports said. Krautter told police he had a green light when he entered the crosswalk but he had not activated the pedestrian signal at the intersection, reports said. Two witnesses told police that northbound Kirk Road traffic had a green left-turn signal and green light when Krautter entered the intersection. No charges or warning notices were issued. Medic 251 …
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following are accidents with injuries, tows or citations as reported in the Geneva Police blotter for March through April 24, 2013. Accident with Injuries at South Randall Road—The front of a Jaquar X-Type driven by Robert J. Cefala, 74, of South Elgin collided with a Mercedes E320 driven by Therese Ghobrial, 65, of St. Charles around 2:35 p.m. April 9 on private property in the 2100 block of South Randall Road, reports said. Chobrial was taken to Delnor Hospital in Medic 251; Cefala refused treatment. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Accident With Injuries at Division Street and East Side Drive—The passenger’s side of a Lincoln MKT driven by Abdul Hamidani, 49, of Batavia collided with the front of a Toyota Prius …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The woman's car veered off the road, crashed through a fence and struck a utility pole, according to police.
The Batavia woman that went to the hospital after a one-car crash earlier this month on Main Street received a citation in the incident, police said. The 34-year-old woman was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to a Batavia police crash report. The incident occurred at 11:27 a.m. Feb. 10 on the 1300 block of Main Street. Conditions were wet and icy on the roadway when the woman lost control of her crossover sport-utility vehicle. She struck a city street sign pole with signs, a fence on Mooseheart property and a wooden ComEd electric utility pole, the report said. The woman's vehicle rolled over and came to stop on its roof. The woman complained of some head pain and was taken to Delnor Hospital. She was …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
A Thursday snowfall makes driving treacherous in Geneva.
Remember that 2 to 4 inches of snow we got on Feb. 7—and how wet and slippery that snow turned out to be? Well, there's a good chance a lot of Geneva drivers remember it well, including the folks involved in one-car accidents reported in this week's Geneva Police Department files. One-Car Accident with Injuries on Dodson Street—The front of a Pontiac G6 drivern by Janelle Underway, 22, of Geneva skidded on the wet snow and struck a tree on the north side of the 0-99 block of Dodson Street around 3:38 p.m. Feb. 7, Geneva police reports said. A passenger in the car, Patrick Villwock of Geneva, was taken to Delnor Hospital by Geneva Medic 251. Underway was issued a warning notice for operating a vehicle with an expired registration sticker. …
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1300 James St, Geneva, IL
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100 Dodson St, Geneva, IL
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following are two weeks' worth of accident reports collected from the Geneva Police Department. Accident at Keslinger Road and Lark Street—The front of a Dodge Intrepid driven by Kenneth Brown, 45, of Elgin collided with the front of a Toyota Prius driven by Daniel Martinak, 68, of Geneva around 10:04 a.m. Feb. 5 at the intersection of Keslinger Road and Lark Street, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Accident on Private Property on South Randall Road—The front of a Ford Explorer driven by Ruth Lishamer, 87, of St. Charles collided with the front of a Toyota Camry driven by Aaron O’Connell, 23, of Geneva around 2 p.m. Feb. 4 in the parking lot of Dominick’s Finer Foods in the 2000 block of South Randall …
Friday, February 8, 2013
The impact sends the Sonata into a spin, but fortunately, no one is hurt.
The driver of a Hyundai Sonata got a scare earlier this week but was not injured after a snowplow hit her car hard enough to spin it around in the west parking lot of Delnor Hospital, according to Geneva police reports. A New Holland 55441 skid steer with an affixed loader driven by Acencion Martinez, 39, of Aurora collided with the front of the Sonata drive by Terri Lynn, 52, of DeKalb around 8:12 a.m. Feb. 4 in the parking lot of Delnor Hospital, 300 South Randall Road, Geneva police reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to the Hyundai, and a tow was necessary after the crash, but no damage was reported to the skid steer. According to reports, Martinez was westbound, plowing snow out of the west parking lot of the hospital when …
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
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 accidents from Geneva police reports collected during the past three weeks. Accident with Injuries at Route 31 and Fargo Boulevard—The front of a Ford Taurus driven by Daniel Acton, 18, of Geneva collided with the front of a Saturn Outlook driven by Nyla Claussen, 43, of Montgomery around 5:10 p.m. Dec. 28 at the intersection of Route 31 and Fargo Boulevard, reports said. A passenger in the Outlook, Mary LaDew of Montgomery, was taken to Delnor Hospital by Medic 31 after complaining of neck pain, and the two drivers declined assistance. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle, and a tow was necessary after the crash. Accident on West State Street—The passenger’s side of a Honda Odyssey driven by Brian …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Here are three week's worth of traffic reports, collected from the files of the Geneva Police Department. Accident at Seventh and Campbell Streets—The front of a Toyota Camry driven by Esther Barclay-Steel, 51, of Geneva collided with the front of a Honda Civic driven by Shelby Gustillo, 21, of Batavia around 2:55 p.m. Dec. 8 at the intersection of Seventh Street and Campbell Street, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle and a tow was required after the crash, reports said. Barclay-Steel was issued a warning notice for making an improper left turn. Accident at Route 31 and Third Street—The front of a Toyota Camry driven by Kathryn Lacy, 48, of Geneva collided with the front of a Ford Fusion driven by Catherine …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Accident Reports: O'Hare and Midway weren't the only places affected by the pre-Thanksgiving fog.
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- Rick Nagel
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
The Nov. 21 fog that wreaked havoc on air travel for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend also wreaked a little havoc on drivers in our area, Geneva police reports show. The unsually dense fog delayed or stranded hundreds of travelers at O'Hare and Midway airports, and the National Weather Service-Chicago warned that morning that "dense fod will make traveling by car or air very challenging through early afternoon." That was definitely true for Matthew Kaspar, 19, of Elburn, whose Chrysler Sebring collided with a tree on the south side of Kaneville Road at around 5:22 a.m. Nov. 21, according to Geneva Police Department reports. Kaspar was driving south on Peck Road approaching Kaneville Road when, "due to the dense fog, the driver was slow to …
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Peck Rd & Kaneville Rd, Geneva, IL
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Jen
9:58 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
A "Warning Notice" for leaving the scene ??? Is that a joke ? "Oh, we are warning you ....Don't do that again now." Oh brother. Throw the book at this idiot and keep him off the streets. How do you get a waning notice when you aren't even supposed to be driving a vehicle ??????? Our fine government at work. more ›