Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Driving Instructor Injured in Batavia Car Crash
A North Aurora man was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident on Monday. The two students in the driving school vehicle were unhurt.
Editor's note: This story was updated late Monday night with details from the Batavia Police Department.
A driving instructor possibly dislocated his shoulder on Monday after a two-car crash on Batavia's northwest side, police said.
Police scanners reported a crash with injuries at about 4:07 p.m. Monday at Western Avenue and Crestview Drive in Batavia. The incident involved a student driver car from the Top Driver Driving School and another vehicle driven by a North Aurora resident.
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The driving instructor was transported to a nearby hospital. Two students, one of whom was driving the Top Driver vehicle, were unhurt, said Batavia Sgt. Peter Tyo on Monday night.
A North Aurora man was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after the incident, Tyo said. The man was not injured.
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The names of those involved in the crash were not immediately available. The final incident report was not submitted as of late Monday evening.
How the Crash Happened
One of the students was driving the instruction car southbound on Western Avenue, Tyo said. The instructor was in the passenger seat and the other student was in the backseat.
Another car appeared to be tailgating the student car as they continued south on Western Avenue, Tyo said. The instructor, sitting in the passenger seat, instructed the student driver to pull over and let the other driver pass them.
When the student slowed down, the alleged tailgater did not slow down and rammed right into the back of the student car.
"The instructor reached up to hold the dash and did something to his shoulder," Tyo said.
The Top Driver vehicle sustained minor damage, but had to be towed away. The instructor was transported and the students could not drive it themselves because they only had learner's permits.
Batavia Police and Fire units were on the scene. Police stopped traffic on Western Avenue briefly, but the road was clear at 5 p.m. Monday.
Geneva Patch Editor Rick Nagel contributed to this report. For his initial story on this crash, click .
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