City Of Monterey Police Department

Police Reports: Accidents on Logan Avenue, East State Street, Woodward Avenue ...

Accidents, oy. Here are some more, collect last week from the Geneva Police Department blotter.

Accident on Logan Avenue— The rear of a Toyota Tundra driven by Kevin McKenzie, 19, of Geneva collided with the driver’s side of a Ford Ranger driven by Scott Renner, 53, of St. Charles around 11:31 a.m. Aug. 19 in the 100 block of Logan Avenue about 90 feet north of West State Street, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Reports said Renner, who is employed by the city of Geneva, was dispatched to the 100 block of Logan Avenue to assist Nicor with a reported gas leak. Renner parked the vehicle on the east side of the street. McKenzie’s Tundra was backing out of the driveway at 102 Logan Ave. and “inadvertently struck the driver’s side door or the Ford Ranger.

Accident on East State Street— A Mitzubishi Galant driven by Taylor ROberg, 23, of Geneva collided with the rear of a Ford F-250 driven by William Morrow, 44, of St. Charles around 4:35 p.m. Aug. 18 in the 1500 block of East State Street near North Kirk Road, reports said. Between $501 and $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Roberg was issued a warning ticket for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. 

Accident on Woodward Avenue— The rear of a Mercury Monterey driven by Jean Zimmer, 51, of Geneva collided with the driver’s side of a Pontiac Vibe driven by John Lacy, 36, of Geneva in the 200 block of Woodward Avenue about a quarter mile west of School Street around 2:40 p.m. Aug. 17, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle. Zimmer was issued a warning ticket for improper backing.

Accident at Williamsburg Avenue and Commons Drive— The front of a Honda Civic driven by Richard Petitt, 47, of South Beloit, WI, collided with the driver’s side of a Hyundai Sonata driven by Luke Polishak, 16, of Geneva around 7:25 p.m. Aug. 17 at the intersection of Williamsburg Avenue and Commons Drive, reports said. More than $1,500 damage was done to any one vehicle.

Distracted? Stay alert. Cops about! | Bicycling Monterey

Got cell phone?–in your hand while driving/pedaling? Let’s hope not!  Cops on bikes can pedal right up and–bingo–write a ticket.  They may look like they’re just out having fun, but these cops mean business too!  They know that a split-second text, or other distraction, can be all it takes to result in tragedies such as these.

There’s probably not a person in the world who hasn’t at some time driven a car or motorcycle, or biked, distracted.  The stories at the U.S. Department of of Transportation Distracted Driving website are a somber reminder of why it’s so important to keep first things first!–Your eyes on the road (or bike path), your hands on the wheel (or handlebars), and your mind on your priority task at hand–safe travel.

Are you visiting?  Here’s what California law says.  And for cyclists?  “Same road, same rights, same rules to the party, start with: