(rural Griswold, Iowa) – In an update to our prior report, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday (10/20), released additional information, with regard a UTV accident that took place Sunday afternoon. Officials say deputies and area First Responders were paged-out to a UTV accident that had occurred in the area of 550th and Richland Road.

Responding personnel found that a 2020 Polaris Razer, operated by Alex Minor, of Atlantic, was traveling Southbound in the West ditch, adjacent to Highway 48, when it struck a field entrance. The UTV flipped end-over-end several times and eventually came to a rest on its wheels. Alex Minor and a passenger, identified as Ashley McDonald, of Atlantic, suffered serious injuries and were transported to a medical facility by Griswold EMS, for emergency care.