Crime & Safety
Texting and Driving Leads to Trouble
The following arrest information was provided by the Avon Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
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It got three people into a fight that spilled out of the car.
Around 7:44 p.m. on April 9, two people called Avon police about someone in a red Chevrolet Impala throwing things out of the car as it was heading southbound on Route 83.
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A woman was seen being pulled from the car and a fight got started.
Police arrived and were told by the people in the Impala that the woman got angry with her brother, who was the driver, because he was texting and driving. The second man in the car got involved and poked the driver in the eye. The driver then punched the second man in the mouth.
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No one wanted to press charges or get medical attention, so the police gave them a talking-to and sent them on their way.
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