April 21, 2021 at 4:39 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Capsule Reports
Backing accident
A Portland man backed into another Portland man’s vehicle in the Village Pantry parking lot about noon Saturday.
Johnny W. Pace, 62, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado and waiting for a vehicle in front of him to turn onto Meridian Street from the lot at 704 N. Meridian St. in Portland. Pace later told Jay County Sheriff’s Office he was tired of waiting on the vehicle to leave and backed up to move. He didn’t see the 2013 Dodge Journey driven by 67-year-old Randy D. Geesaman waiting behind his vehicle and backed into it.
Pace’s vehicle is registered to Brenda J. Armstrong of Portland. Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Pole hit
A Portland police officer backed into a utility pole on Jaqua Avenue in Portland about 5:13 p.m. Sunday.
Kyle A. Denney, 34, was backing a 2016 Ford Taurus police car out of a driveway at 308 S. Jaqua Ave. in Portland and reaching for his radio microphone when the vehicle hit a pole, according to a Portland Police Department report. Damage to the car, which is registered to the City of Portland, is estimated less than $1,000.
Deer hit
A Dunkirk woman drove into a deer on county road 300 North about 6:28 a.m. Tuesday.
Melissa S. Walker, 31, was driving her 2017 Chrysler Pacifica west when it struck the animal. Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
A Portland man backed into another Portland man’s vehicle in the Village Pantry parking lot about noon Saturday.
Johnny W. Pace, 62, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado and waiting for a vehicle in front of him to turn onto Meridian Street from the lot at 704 N. Meridian St. in Portland. Pace later told Jay County Sheriff’s Office he was tired of waiting on the vehicle to leave and backed up to move. He didn’t see the 2013 Dodge Journey driven by 67-year-old Randy D. Geesaman waiting behind his vehicle and backed into it.
Pace’s vehicle is registered to Brenda J. Armstrong of Portland. Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
Pole hit
A Portland police officer backed into a utility pole on Jaqua Avenue in Portland about 5:13 p.m. Sunday.
Kyle A. Denney, 34, was backing a 2016 Ford Taurus police car out of a driveway at 308 S. Jaqua Ave. in Portland and reaching for his radio microphone when the vehicle hit a pole, according to a Portland Police Department report. Damage to the car, which is registered to the City of Portland, is estimated less than $1,000.
Deer hit
A Dunkirk woman drove into a deer on county road 300 North about 6:28 a.m. Tuesday.
Melissa S. Walker, 31, was driving her 2017 Chrysler Pacifica west when it struck the animal. Damage is estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.
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