Poole: It’s a miracle
Floyd County Police Public Officer Jerome Poole may have summed up a wreck northeast of Rome early Thursday morning best.
“When you have an 18-wheeler run a red light and nobody gets hurt seriously, it’s a miracle,” Poole said.
According to Floyd County Police reports:
A tractor-trailer that was northbound on Ga. 53, driven by Phillip Charles Lewis, 52, of Plainville, ran a red light and collided with a white Dodge Journey, driven by Briana Roberts, 23, of Adairsville. Roberts was attempting to make a left turn off Ga. 140 onto Ga. 53 coming toward Rome. The SUV was spun completely around and struck head on by a tractor-trailer, driven by Theartis Tyrone Wilkerson, 58, of Decatur.
Steve David Sanford, 48, of Adairsville, the driver of a Ford pickup truck pulling lawn equipment, was also westbound, attempting to go straight across Ga. 53. He saw what was happening and hit his brakes but had the front end of his truck taken off by the truck which ran the red light.
Roberts was taken by private vehicle to a local hospital for a check-up.
Lewis was charged with failure to obey a traffic device.
Report: Stolen vehicles, drugs found on fugitive’s property
A Rome man who was arrested on a fugitive warrant out of Cherokee County earlier this week now faces multiple felony charges.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Kenneth David Price, 54, of 233 Price Road, who was originally arrested Tuesday on charges that he was a fugitive from Cherokee County, Alabama, is now charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, theft by receiving stolen property and operating a chop shop along with misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug-related objects. A search warrant was executed at the Price Road residence which turned up the meth and marijuana.
Four vehicles that were listed as stolen were also found on the property along with altered VIN numbers on motor vehicle parts.
Price remained in jail without bond on a hold for Cherokee County, Alabama, authorities Thursday night.
Man charged with attacking woman with wooden pole
A Rome man is charged with felony aggravated assault for reportedly attacking a woman with a metal tipped wooden pole.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Michael Elias Peschel, 28, of 318 No. Elm St., is accused of attacking a woman with the intent to kill her Wednesday at his residence. The victim suffered serious head and eye injuries as well as lacerations to her left arm.
Peschel is also charged with misdemeanor battery.
He remained in jail without bond Thursday night.
Report: Man threatened police while holding infant
A Rome man has been arrested after a domestic incident at his West Rome residence early Thursday morning.
According to Floyd County Jail and Rome Police Department reports:
Hardik Yogeshbhai Patel, 26, of 115 Lyons Drive, was arrested just after 4 a.m. Thursday at his home after making his second call to 911 falsely reporting that someone was trying to take his infant daughter.
Police said he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol the first time and, when they arrived again at 2:47 a.m., he was swaying and had difficulty keeping his balance.
Patel made threats to slit the throats of officers while holding the baby in his arms. A caseworker called from the Division of Family and Children Service said he was unfit to supervise the child in his current state and the child’s mother was called to get her.
Patel was taken to jail under felony charges of making terroristic threats and the misdemeanors unlawful conduct during a 911 call and reckless conduct.
He was released from jail Thursday on a $5,700 bond.