Jaela D. Smalley, 19, of Bellefontaine, was cited for failure to control and leaving the scene of a crash after a two-vehicle crash at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in a parking lot of Shawnee Springs, 400 Kristina Drive.
She was driving a sport utility vehicle that struck a parked SUV registered to Nathan Andrews of Marysville.
Smalley drove off without reporting the crash.
Officers located parts from Smalley’s vehicle and learned she was a home health aide who visits a resident of the complex. Smalley’s employer provided officers with her current location and she cited after admitted involvement in the crash. She said she was scared to report the crash.
Damage was moderate.
• Mary A. Rude, 95, of Bellefontaine, was cited for a marked lanes violation after a Monday crash at Madriver Street and Columbus Avenue.
Officers report she was operating a car stopped at the light in the right hand northbound lane around 10:45 a.m. When the light turned green, she attempted a left hand turn onto westbound Columbus. He car his an sport utility vehicle operated by Tracy Joyce, 79, of Bellefontaine, who was driving in the left hand northbound lane of Madriver.
Damage was moderate.