Wednesday, Sept. 28
Day shift
Gary Payne, 47, of the 1200 block of Comanche Trail, was arrested for alleged battery on a household member subsequent to an investigation of a domestic violence dispute at the residence. Payne was incarcerated at the Otero County Detention Center in lieu of bond pending his appearance in court.
Samantha Chavez, 22, of the 100 block of Avenida Amigos, was issued a citation for alleged abandonment of a child pursuant to a call of an unattended toddler at the Yucca Elementary School playground.
Armando Gutierrez, 35, of the 1600 block of Teresa Lane, was issued citations for alleged possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a switchblade pursuant to an Adult Probation and Parole Office search.
Daniel Cochran, 38, of the 1600 block of Teresa Lane, was arrested on an APPO order for alleged probation violations. Cochran was incarcerated at OCDC in lieu of bond pending his appearance in court.
An employee of American Home Patient reported that sometime between 6 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8 a.m. Sept. 28, someone removed gasoline from a company-owned 2006 Ford E-350 van while it was parked on the west side of the business. There are no suspects at this time.
Michael Edward Clay, 28, of the 600 block of Alta Vista, was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia pursuant to a Narcotics Enforcement Unit search warrant. Clay was incarcerated at OCDC pending his appearance in court.
Night shift
At approximately 3:56 p.m., officers and American Medical Response medics responded to the intersection of First Street and Florida Avenue in reference to a vehicle crash with injuries. Investigation revealed that a 2000 Jaguar was northbound on South Florida Avenue and attempted to merge into traffic on First Street. As the vehicle was slowing for traffic, it was struck from behind by a 2000 Ford Focus.
Rojas was also issued citations for alleged criminal damage to property, two counts of resisting or obstructing an officer and trespassing. Rojas allegedly had caused damage to the door of a residence in the 1500 block of Black Street by kicking it and
Leave the Scene of an Accident - Property Damage & Expired Driver's License for More Than Four Months; 1210 9th Street North; Luis Diez, W/M, age 52, who resides at 2800 Meadow Court, Naples FL. was arrested for leaving the scene of a vehicle accident
Robert Norberg with Arden Insurance says Florida's statistics are even more startling. "There are 24 to 28 percent of people in florida driving without insurance," said Norberg. To legally drive in Florida you must carry some property damage insurance
No one was ticketed Monday. By tradewinns1 | 09/27/11 - 11:57 am ms. tucker must be ticketed. she pulled into the path of the motorcycle causing the accident. the man died. this wasn't just a property damage case, it's vehicular manslaughter at least.
Safety and insurance industry officials say distracted driving causes a high percentage of crashes each year that result in property damage, injury and death. And because driving histories are a key factor in setting premiums, causing a crash because
Drivers in Florida, or anywhere else for that matter, should learn all they can about auto insurance when they are looking for it. In Florida, there are many different requirements that have to be met when the driver is signing up to be covered, and because motorists aren't permitted to drive without insurance, it's absolutely necessary for a driver to learn and understand what these requirements mean. When drivers research Florida auto insurance companies they need to know that the owner of a vehicle must have at least $10,000 coverage for property damage liability and $10,000 for personal injury protection. In addition, if a driver has been convicted of some offences or if they are involved in a vehicle accident they also must have bodily injury liability.
These requirements for insurance are intended to make sure that drivers and their vehicles are protected while they are driving on the open road, although they might seem confusing at first. Regardless of who is at fault, personal injury protection (PIP) insurance is intended to cover the costs of loss or injury for anybody who is involved in a vehicle accident. However, this protection isn't limited to only that driver, since it's also applicable to bodily injury that was done to the passengers who might have been present in the vehicle and to any members of the insured driver's family who live in the same house. PIP insurance also provides an additional amount of insurance coverage for the cost of any injury that might have occurred while riding a bicycle or by a pedestrian if the damage was caused by the vehicle. When a family member of a policyholder who resides in the same household cause damage to another person's property that is covered by property damage liability insurance.
Florida drivers are required to add bodily injury liability (BIL) insurance to their insurance policy if they are found to be at fault in a vehicle accident.