Four in accidents on Cape streets

Two auto accidents involving pedestrians and two with cars hitting bicyclists kept Cape Girardeau police officers busy this week.

Three of the accidents took place Monday, and in two cases the drivers of the vehicles are wanted for leaving the scene. A fourth accident, Tuesday morning at Don's Store 24, 341 S. Sprigg St., sent a woman to an area hospital in an ambulance when a car backed into her as she was crossing the store's parking lot, police said.

At Don's Store 24, Christina Burton, 46, of 710 Morgan Oak St., dropped her cane. After she picked it up, Jassmin Hobbs, 34, of 916 N. Fountain St., backed into her.

Ty Cripps, Burton's boyfriend, said Hobbs brushed him with her car before striking Burton, who suffered a broken ankle and lesser injuries to her knee and head.

No citations were issued in the accident, said police spokesman Cpl. Jason Selzer.

The other accident involving a pedestrian took place at 4:50 p.m. Monday when Tamika S. Littleton, 18, of 123 N. Clark Ave., was crossing Independence Street at Clark Avenue and was struck by the passenger side mirror on a white pickup truck as it passed. Littleton was knocked to the ground, Selzer said.

"The vehicle never stopped, and she complained of pain but refused medical attention," Selzer said. Police have not located the white pickup.

The investigation of a hit-and-run accident involving a bicycle and a car Monday resulted in an arrest, but police are not sure the man they arrested was driving the car at the time. After taking a report from the victim in the accident, Marikka M. Showers of 1536 Whitener Drive, police found the car that struck her because she took down the license plate number.

Showers was crossing Independence Street at Minnesota Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. when her bicycle was struck by a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria. She wasn't injured, Selzer said.

Jonathan L. Jenkins, 28, of 329 S. Sprigg St., Apt. A, was stopped by officers about an hour later, Selzer said. He denied driving the car at the time of the accident but was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of resisting arrest and careless and imprudent driving.

Details of the other accident involving a bicycle were sketchy Tuesday afternoon, Selzer said. A man pulling a child-carrier with his bicycle was struck by a motorist Monday morning, but the bicyclist did not report the accident until Monday evening. The motorist spoke with the bicyclist, then left the scene, Selzer said.

Police would like to speak with the motorist, he said.

rkeller@semissourian.com

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