Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports one person was transported to the hospital following an accident Sunday afternoon near the intersection of 201st Street and Page/Taylor County Avenue. Palmer says 37-year old James Allen Edward O’Connor of New Market, was operating a 1998 Saturn car when he lost control of the vehicle. The car slid into a ditch and landed on its top. Injured in the accident was 13-year old Paytan Hiatt, also of New Market. Hiatt was transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center by Clarinda Ambulance Service for unknown injuries.

Sheriff Palmer said also, that deputies on Saturday recovered a stolen John Deere 825i Gator UTV in the city limits of Coin. The Gator had been reported stolen from a rural residence in Montgomery County on October 31st. The recovery is under investigation with the Page and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Offices.