The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said today (Monday), three accidents that occurred Friday resulted in three people being transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of mostly minor injuries. Weather and road conditions played a role in at least two of the accidents.

At around 8:30-a.m., Friday, a single-vehicle accident happened on westbound I-80 at the 55.7 mile marker. Officials say a 2005 Chevy Suburban owned and driven by 54-year old John K. Fuller, of Johnston, lost traction on the icy road, entered the center median and rolling onto the passenger side before coming to rest on its wheels. Medical care was refused. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $10,000.

Nearly three-hours later, another single-vehicle accident happened on 650th Street (Highway 71), near Troublesome Creek Road. Authorities say a 2002 Ford F150 driven by 41-year old Kimberly Joy Zimtbaum, of Phoenix, AZ, was traveling southbound on 650th when the driver hit an icy patch on the road. The vehicle exited the roadway, rolled twice, and came to rest in the east ditch. Zimtbaum and her passenger were transported by Midwest Transport to Cass County Memorial Hospital. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $6,000.

And, just after 7-p.m. Friday, a single-vehicle accident happened on on Olive Street in Cass County, near Echo Road. A 2009 Chevy Cobalt driven by 16-year old Dallas Joseph Drenth, of Woodbine, was traveling northbound on Olive Street when the vehicle hit the gravel shoulder, sending it into the east ditch. Drenth was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000.