By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News
Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests and accidents that have happened since July 1.
First, he said, there were twenty-eight ((28) calls about fireworks being activated inside town limits during the week.
Incidents & Arrests
July 1 — At about 10:48 m, police made a traffic stop on South Waco at East Fulton St. after seeing the vehicle speeding and with a defective license plate light. The report said it was going 50 miles per hour in a 40-mph zone. Upon speaking with the driver, a Porum, OK woman, they smelled the odor of marijuana, which led them to a probable cause search. Hayslip said they found a quantity of marijuana and placed her under arrest on a charge of Possession of Marijuana less than 2 oz.
Grayson County Jail records her book-in process was completed after midnight, July 2, and that bail was set at $1,500. She posted it that next day for her release.
July 3 — About 11 p.m., police saw a vehicle fail to legally yield to an emergency vehicle. They initiated a traffic stop and smelled t he odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from the driver. Police put him through the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, after which, they jailed him on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated.
Jail records show that the driver was a Plano man, that bail was set at. $3,000, and that the suspect paid that with a surety bond for his release on July 4.
July 4 — About 2 a.m., police were dispatched to a reckless-driver call, no address given. The caller to dispatch said the vehicle was going 30 mph in a 65-mph zone and could maintain a single lane.
Police located and stopped the described vehicle. They reportedly smelled the odor of an intoxicating beverage and put the driver through the SFSTs. Then, they jailed her on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated. The driver, a Tulsa, OK., woman posted bail of $3,000 with surety bonds and was released later July 4.
July 5 — It was about 3:40 a.m. Saturday when police made a traffic stop of a southbound U.S. Highway 75 at FM 121 vehicle because they saw it going 83 mph in a 65-mph zone. The driver was a Van Alstyne resident. After making the stop and getting his information, police found that there was an outstanding warrant issued by Denton County Sheriff’s Office. The warrant charged him with Evading Arrest or Detention with a vehicle and had bail set at $10,000. He posted it later in the day and was released.
Accidents
July 2 — At almost 10 a.m., police were sent to. The intersection Henry Hynds and West Van Alstyne Parkway, in reference to a motor vehicle crash. They reported that one vehicle was traveling east on Van Alstyne Parkway when another one that was going westward turned south at the intersection, and both vehicle’s backseat driver’s sides collided. Hayslip said, from the report, that there was minor damage and no injuries.
July 2 — It was about 5:30 p.m. when police officers were sent to the intersection of Hopson and Marshall streets regarding a motor vehicle accident. They soon learned that a vehicle disregarded the stop sign at the two streets and ran into the side of a house. Van Alstyne EMS was called to the scerne, but the driver refused treatment and no one went to a hospital.
July 3 — A 2-vehicle crash at West Van Alstyne Parkway and Jim Jones Rod happened about 4:20 p.m. Police reported that one vehicle was going east and made a U-Turn on Van Alstyne Parkway struck it. There was major damage to both. The report said the occupants of both vehicles had minor pain, but that it was from previous injuries. They refused treatment.
July 4 — About 1 p.m. Friday, police were sent to southbound U.S. 75 near Van Alstyne Parkway to investigate a two-vehicle crash. They determined that one vehicle was traveling south on US 75 and 75 and hit the back of another vehicle on the same highway, causing minor damage to both. The report is that there were no injuries and no one was taken to the hospital
NOTE: Information will soon be provided for another wreck during this time frame, a July 2 crash.