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Off-duty Guthrie County Chief Deputy discovers a rollover accident

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September 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie County, Iowa) – A rollover accident Thursday afternoon in Guthrie County, was discovered after Guthrie County Chief Deputy Jeremy Bennett – who was off-duty – overheard what he thought was a traffic collision. Bennett traveled to the area where he believed the crash to have occurred, and found a 2004 Chevy Impala in its top in the south ditch, off Wagon Road. The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m.

Chief Deputy Bennett saw the driver of the car, 65-year-old Joan L. Anderson, of Menlo, still inside the car. Bennett was able to extricate Anderson from the vehicle. She was checked out by Panora EMS crews, and determined to suffered no significant injuries.

An investigation revealed Anderson was traveling eastbound on Wagon Road, when her car exited the road to the right, entered the south ditch, and flipped onto its top. The car sustained $10,000 damage and was a total loss. No citations were issued.