Around 4:15 pm on Sunday, January 9th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 600 block of Florence Avenue for a hit and run report. The 65-year old male victim told police someone had struck his van that was parked on the street and had driven off before he came outside. Police concluded it was a maroon truck that struck the van. About 30 minutes later, GPD responded to the 500 block of North Seminary Street for a report of a female on the ground near a maroon truck rolling around on the ground being uncooperative. The heavily intoxicated female was identified as 46-year old Diana Tiedemann of Galesburg. Tiedemann was eventually taken into custody. Tiedemann was unable to stand or walk on her own, and a field sobriety test wasn’t administered. At the Public Safety Building, she refused to provide a breath sample.
Ultimately, Tiedemann was charged with DUI Alcohol, Aggravated DUI No Insurance, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
