Sunday afternoon accident in Atlantic
November 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
No injuries were reported following an accident that happened just after 3-p.m. Sunday, in Atlantic. The A-PD says vehicles driven by Brendan Holmes, of Atlantic, and Jeremy Petersen, of Marne, collided as Petersen was traveling north in the 300 block of Poplar Street and Holmes was traveling south. Officials say Holmes’ vehicle crossed the center line and hit Petersen’s vehicle in the left rear quarter panel and wheel, causing a total of $14,000 damage. Authorities said Petersen tried to turn in order to avoid the collision, but was unsuccessful.
Holmes was cited by Police for Driving on the Wrong side of a two-way highway.