No serious injuries were reported in Union County Tuesday morning, after the brakes failed on one of two trailers full grain, causing the tractor pulling them to go out of control and roll into a ditch. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year old Steven Gregory Wilson, of Afton, was driving a 1997 John Deere 8200 tractor pulling two grain carts loaded with corn. The tractor and carts were going down hill on 190th Street at around 9:30-a.m. Tuesday, when the brakes on a cart failed, causing both trailers to pick up speed and swerve back and forth.

The weight of the grain caused the tractor to enter the north ditch along with both trailers, which overturned and dumped most of total 900 bushels of corn onto the ground. Wilson complained of possible injuries, but refused treatment or transport to the hospital. Damage from the crash amounted to $50,000.