The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a single vehicle accident occurred Sunday, Sept. 22nd at the intersection of 140th Street and K Avenue near Essex.

19-year-old Keegen Fayn Bintz of Sidney was driving a 2002 Dodge Dakota truck Eastbound on 140th street when he fell asleep and ran off the road.  The vehicle entered a ditch then ran through a fence and hit another fence before coming to rest.

Bintz and a passenger Lisa Ann Blake of New Market were taken to the Clarinda Regional Health Center by Essex Rescue, both with possible injuries.  Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,600 and damage to the fence totaled $1,500.