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Atlantic Police report on three accidents and 2 arrests

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June 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A t-bone style crash in Atlantic Friday afternoon resulted in one person suffering minor injuries. According to Atlantic Police, the accident at 7th and Elm Streets occurred at around 12:14-p.m. The injured driver was transported to Cass Health. No names were immediately released.  Cass EMS, the Atlantic Fire Department and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Atlantic Police Department at the scene.

The A-PD also provided updates on two accidents that took place on Wednesday. The first took place At around 5:10-p.m., between Culligan Water and the Atlantic Fire Department buildings. Authorities say a vehicle driven by Estuardo Lam, of Atlantic, was pulling out of a driveway at 1307 SW 7th Street, in an attempt to turn north onto SW 7th Street. A vehicle driven by Travis Fletcher, of Griswold, was traveling southbound on 7th Street (Highway 6), when Lam pulled out in front of him. Fletcher was transported to CCMH to be checked out for non-life threatening injuries. Lam was transported by private vehicle to the hospital, to be checked out. Damage from the collision amounted to $24,000.

And, a little after 9-p.m. Wednesday, a motorcycle operated by Onesimo Garcia, of Atlantic, was traveling west in the 600 block of 7th Street (Hwy 6) near Laurel Street, when he became unbalanced. Garcia tried to correct the situation, but ended-up losing control of the cycle before he crashed. He was transported to CCMH for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $700.

Atlantic Police report two arrests this past week. On Thursday, 37-year-old Nichole Price, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. She was booked into the Cass County Jail. And, last Sunday, 33-year-old James Erickson, of Atlantic, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was cited and released from the scene.