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(Updated) Atlantic Accident report; Drug and Assault arrest in Atlantic

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August 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier reports, the Atlantic Police Department Monday afternoon released additional details about an accident that happened at around 7:40-p.m., Sunday. Officials say Jadon Jahnke, of Lewis, was cited for Failure to Maintain Control, after his Ford Ranger pickup rear-ended an SUV driven by Megan Magers, of Atlantic.

The accident happened near the intersection of 7th and Pine Streets, when Magers pulled over to yield for a passing fire truck responding to a fuel spill incident near the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Atlantic. 002When Magers slowed to a stop, Janke, who was distracted by the passing fire truck, failed to notice. Magers was transported to the Cass County Hospital by Medivac Ambulance for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,000.

The A-PD reports also, 26-year old Joshua Olwell, of Atlantic, was arrested Sunday on a Cass County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. And, 18-year old Kyle Hansen, of Atlantic, was arrested Sunday for Domestic Abuse Assault. Both men were booked into the Cass County Jail.