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3 accidents and 1 arrest in Atlantic, Friday

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June 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department says no injuries were reported following three separate accidents, Friday. Just before 10-a.m., a vehicle driven by Brandon Embrey, of Atlantic, struck the right rear side of a parked vehicle registered to Wellendorf ENT, P-C, of Atlantic, in the CCMH parking lot. The accident happened as Embrey was backing out of a parking stall. Embrey left the scene but he was located later. The damage amounted to $2,000.

At around 1:15-p.m., Friday, vehicles driven by Samantha Christensen and Vincent Perry, both of Atlantic, collided at the intersection of 7th and Mulberry Streets, when Perry failed to stop at the posted stop sign. He was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic control device. The damage amounted to $6,000.

And, at about the same time, a vehicle driven by Daniel Norman, of Omaha, was pulling out of a parking stall in the 400 block of Chestnut Street, when it was hit by a northbound vehicle driven by Nathan Hansen, of Stuart. Damage from the collision amounted to $2,600. No citations were issued.

Atlantic Police said also, 39-year old Kodi Newman, of Anita, was arrested for OWI. Newman was booked into the Cass County Jail.