Watkinsville Police Blotter: Three Cars Rear-Ended in Separate Accidents

In his weekly news release, Watkinsville Police Chief Lee O'Dillon recapped some of the incidents that police responded to during the week ending Nov. 20.

• Hit and Run: At 3:15 Wednesday afternoon, a 2005 Honda Odyssey was stopped at the traffic signal on South Main Street at Georgia State Route 15 when a dark, older model car hit it from behind. The offending vehicle then sped away. The occupants of the Honda were not injured.

• A 2008 Dodge Charger was stopped on Experiment Station Road at North Main Street at 4:09 p.m. Thursday when it was bumped from behind by a 2001 Mercury Cougar. No one was injured. A 20-year-old Athens woman was cited with following too closely.

• One injury: Friday at 3:54 p.m., a 2010 Dodge Challenger slammed into the back of a 2009 Honda Accord on New High Shoals Road at Concord Drive. One person was slightly injured. The 16-year-old driver of the Dodge was charged with following too closely.

Watkinsville police responded to a total of 28 calls within city limits between Monday, Nov.14 and Sunday, Nov. 20.