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Two non-injury accidents in Atlantic, Thursday

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July 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department says no injuries were reported following two separate accidents Thursday. The first occurred at around 10:40-a.m. at 3rd and Linn Streets. Officials say a vehicle driven by Carroll Bouchard, of Atlantic, was traveling east on 3rd Street, and a vehicle driven by Kathryn Jones, of Atlantic, was stopped at Linn, facing south. Police say Jones made a left turn onto 3rd Street, and hit the Bouchard vehicle, causing $1,500 damage altogether. Jones was cited for Failure to Yield upon entering a through highway or street.

The second accident happened at around 1:30-p.m. Thursday, in the 300 block of 2nd Street. The A-PD says a vehicle owned by George Evans, of Atlantic, was parked at the Nishna Valley Credit Union and had begun backing out onto 2nd Street. A 3rd, non-contact vehicle was blocking the view for both Evans, and Robert Nichols, of Brayton, who struck Evans’ vehicle, causing a total of $7,000 damage. No citations were issued.