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2 accidents in Atlantic Thursday

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March 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following two separate accidents in less than 10-minutes Thursday, in Atlantic. The A-PD reports both collisions happened at 14th and Plum Streets. The first occurred at 7:49-a.m., when a vehicle driven by Dawson Walter, of Atlantic, crossed the centerline of the road and collided with a vehicle driven by Brandon McConkey, of Atlantic. Officials say Walter was blinded by the sun as he was traveling east on 14th Street. The left sides of both vehicle struck each other,  causing a total of $1,600 damage. No citations were issued.

The second accident at about the same location, happened at 7:59-a.m. Thursday, when a vehicle driven by Cain Stuart, of Atlantic, rear-ended a vehicle driven by Heather Schorle, of Atlantic. The collision occurred as both vehicles were traveling east on 14th Street. When Schorle stopped for traffic ahead of her, Stuart didn’t see her until the last moment and failed to stop in time. He was cited for Failure to Have Control. Damage from the mishap amounted to $2,700.