PEORIA, Ill. – One person is injured and one person is in trouble with the law after an accident Sunday afternoon in downtown Peoria.
Peoria Police say the accident happened around 3:40 p.m. on West Romeo B. Garrett Avenue.
Officers say they located a man lying in a grassy area near the road, and a bicycle with damage nearby on a sidewalk. They then found Thomas Jordan, 44, about four blocks away and arrested him.
Jordan is facing charges of Failure to Report an Accident, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian.
The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Jordan, meanwhile, has been released from jail.
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