Accident in Atlantic Monday afternoon
December 24th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
No injuries were reported following an accident that occurred at around 3-p.m. Monday, here in Atlantic. The Police Department says vehicles driven by Dennis Toepfer, of Atlantic, and Steven Scheuring, of Defiance, collided at the intersection of 7th and Olive Streets, when Toepfer rear-ended Scheuring’s vehicle, as both were traveling westbound on 7th. When Toepfer didn’t see the vehicle in front of him was stopped at the red light due to the sun blinding him, he ran into the rear of the vehicle, causing a total of $4,000 damage. Toepfer was cited for failure to maintain control and reduce speed.