(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Monday afternoon, of a Council Bluffs man. 55-year-old Derrell Dewayne Jenkins, Jr., was arrested following a traffic stop on 188th Street in Mills County. Jenkins, Jr., was charged with OWI/2nd offense, with bond set at $2,000.

There were two accidents Monday afternoon in Mills County. The first happened at 189th Street & Bunge Avenue, at around 3:10-p.m. Officials say a 2019 Toyota driven by 66-year-old James Withrow, of Papillion, NE., was stopped at the controlled intersection, on 189th Street, with his turn signal on, indicating his intent to turn right onto westbound Bunge Avenue. A 2020 Chevy, driven by 25-year-old Mason George, of Council Bluffs, was westbound on Bunge, approaching 189th. Authorities say Withrow failed to yield from the stop sign, and entered the intersection before striking the right rear bumper of the Chevy. No injuries were reported.

The second accident happened at around 5:07-p.m. Monday, at 195th & Eastman Road, in Mills County. Authorities say the driver of a 1996 Toyota, 59-year-old Mark Ratzlaff, of Glenwood, was traveling east on Eastman Road, when he lost control of his car, which went into the north ditch. He thought his car rolled about three times, because he heard three loud crashes after he entered the ditch. Because he didn’t have cell phone reception, Ratzlaff waited until he got home to call 911 and report the accident.

He refused any medical assistance, but the Sheriff’s Deputy investigating the crash, strongly urged Ratzlaff to have his wife take him to the hospital to be checked-out.