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Glenwood Police Dept. report (12/27)

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December 27th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Glenwood Police Department reports one arrest and a few accidents occurred late last week into early this week. Last Friday, 20-year old Brandon Vanatta, of Farragut, was arrested for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

Just before noon, on Friday, Glenwood Police investigated an accident that caused a total of $2,750. Officials say 51-year old Leslie Dianne Hamilton, of Glenwood, was leaving an apartment complex parking lot for the Village Glen Apartments, when the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am she was driving struck a retaining wall. The car then ran over a parking stop, pushing it into an adjacent yard. Witnesses told Police Hamilton drove through the adjacent yard, leaving parts of her vehicle behind until she got back on the roadway. She then left the scene southbound on Locust Street. Officers stopped her vehicle and confronted Hamilton about the incident. They said the woman appeared confused and was shaking uncontrollably. Hamilton told Police she had not been drinking, but the results of a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) showed there was 0.056 on the device, or just under the legal limit to drive. Hamilton said there was ice on the windshield of the car, so she couldn’t see where she was going. She was cited for Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage accident.

Late Sunday morning, Glenwood Police investigated a property damage accident involving a vehicle traveling west on Fairview Drive. The 1999 Dodge Durango driven by 42-year old Barbara Evans Teaney, of Glenwood, went out of control and began sliding on the snow covered road. The SUV slid off the road and onto private property, where is struck mailboxes and became high-centered on a large, decorative rock. Damage from the mishap amounted to $1,700. No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

And, Tuesday night, a 2017 Chevy Equinox driven by 59-year old Gloria Jean Prindle, and a 2003 Cadillac driven by 33-year old Gaylene Yvonne Laate, both of Glenwood, collided at the intersection of N. Walnut and 3rd Streets, in Glenwood. No injuries were reported. Officials say the Cadillac was northbound on N. Walnut, while the SUV was eastbound on 3rd Street. Prindle didn’t see the Cadillac, and failed to yield the right of way to the vehicle. The SUV pulled into the intersection and was struck by the Cadillac, causing a total of $2,500 damage. No citations were issued.