Sedalia Police Crime Reports, MSHP Accident Reports: Afternoon of November 19, 2012

Here are your Sedalia Police crime reports and Missouri State Highway Patrol accident reports for the afternoon of Nov. 19, 2012.

Sedalia man in jail on a no-bond warrant

At 8:16 Sunday night, Sedalia police made contact with a suspect in the 700 block of East 17th with a no-bond parole violation warrant. Police arrested 31-year-old Shawn Hansell of Sedalia and transported him to the Pettis County jail, where he is being held on the no-bond warrant.

Woman stopped for driving while suspended also has warrants

Just before midnight Sunday night, Sedalia police stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of East 24th with a driver known to be suspended. A subsequent check on the driver, 18-year-old Nicole VanHook of Sedalia, revealed she also had two active warrants out of Pettis County for failure to appear. At the time of the police report, VanHook was in the Pettis County Jail pending $3500 bond.

Sedalia man arrested following a vehicle accident Saturday morning

Around 9:00 Saturday morning, Sedalia police responded to the area of 24th and Kentucky on a hit-and-run accident. Upon arrival, a witness was able to give officers information that led to the location of the vehicle and driver. 27-year-old Nick Lombardi of Sedalia was arrested and taken to the Pettis County Jail where he was booked and released pending formal charges.

Lafayette County accident results in serious injuries for an Arnold man

At 12:25 Sunday afternoon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a one-vehicle accident on Eastbound I-70 at mile marker 57.2, in Lafayette County. The accident occurred as the 2005 Chevrolet driven by 44-year-old Mark Cooper of Arnold was Eastbound on I-70, and traveled off the left side of the roadway through the median cables, crossing both Westbound lanes. The vehicle then struck the guardrail on the North side of the highway and traveled through it before overturning several times and coming to rest on its wheels. Cooper was ejected through the driver’s side window of the vehicle and received serious injuries. He was taken to Research Medical Center by LifeFlight for treatment.