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California man cited following an accident in Atlantic Monday morning

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March 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

8-a.m. News (Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Police Department reports a man from California was cited for Failure to Obey or Yield to a Stop light, following a collision at around 8-a.m. Monday, at 7th and Olive Streets. Authorities say a vehicle driven by Jess Caudill, of Atlantic, was traveling south on Olive Street at the same time a vehicle driven by Clarence Lynch, of Willits, CA, was traveling east on Highway 6/7th Street.  Lynch told police because of significant sun glare, he could not see, and proceeded into the intersection, failing to yield, and struck the vehicle driven by Caudill. Lynch and a passenger were transported to Cass Health for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Damage from the crash amounted to $40,000.