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Fontanelle woman injured in Union County accident

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December 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from western Adair County was injured during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon. 23-year old Jennifer Vandeboe, of Fontanelle, was transported by private vehicle to the hospital in Creston, after the 2003 Pontiac van she was driving went out of control after hitting a patch of ice as she was traveling north on Highway 25.

The vehicle entered a ditch and flipped over, coming to rest on its passenger side. Damage to the van was estimated at $5,000 (a total loss). A fence owned by Jeff Tussey, was also damaged during the crash. The damage was estimated at $200.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports also, 58-year old Dubley Wade Nutt, of Des Moines, was arrested Sunday night at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for violation of probation.  Nutt was being held in the Union County Jail without bond, until seen by a judge.