(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office has released information with regard to three accidents that took place between July 27th and August 6th. At around 8:45-a.m. Sunday (Aug. 6), a 2010 Chevy pickup driven by 15-year-old Lucy Rose Knutter, of Adair, was traveling west on White Pole Road, when the teen failed to negotiate a left curve. The pickup continued straight and went onto the right shoulder and veered left. The teen over-corrected, sending the pickup into the westbound ditch, where it flipped over onto the driver’s side. No injuries were reported. Knutter was cited for Failure to provide proof of financial liability-accident related. The Chevy K1500 Silverado pickup sustained $10,000 damage, and was declared a total loss.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says at around 6:30-p.m. on August 1st, a runaway vehicle caused a total of $9,500 damage, but no one was injured. Authorities say Marvin Meyer was operating a Bobcat ski-steer loader and attempting to drive it up onto a trailer near 7157 Andrew’s Terrace at Lake Panorama. The Ford F-350 pickup truck and trailer were parked at the top of a hill, in a parked position. Once the Bobcat got onto the trailer, the vehicle and trailer began to move forward, downhill. The truck, trailer and skid steer loader – with Marvin Meyer inside – went down the hill and struck a parked 2012 Honda Accord in the driveway at 7157 Andrew’s Terrace. No citations were issued.

And, on July 27th, a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SUV driven by 22-year-old Erika Marie Martell, of Jefferson, was traveling south on Highway 25 at 180th Street, when the vehicle struck a deer. The accident happened at around 4:48-a.m. Martell was not injured. Her SUV sustained $3,000 damage.