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Obscured vision cited as the reason for a Guthrie County accident

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May 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – A collision April 27th resulted in a total of $15,000 damage, but no one was injured. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Monday (today), said the accident happened at the intersection of North and 12th Streets, in Guthrie Center. Authorities say a 2021 transit bus driven by 75-year-old George W. Hunt, of Guthrie Center, was traveling eastbound on North Street at around 3:30-p.m., and stopped at the intersection. Hunt told Deputies he looked down the road on 12th Street, but didn’t see an oncoming northbound 2014 Buick Verano, due to a house on the corner that obstructed his vision.

When Hunt proceeded into the intersection, he saw the oncoming car at the last minute, but was unable to stop. The transit bus was struck by the Buick, which was driven by 53-year-old Roberta Ann Nicholson, of Guthrie Center. No citations were issued, due to obstructed vision.