(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent vehicle-vs. deer accidents. Both incidents happened Sept. 27th. The first occurred at around 7:55-a.m., when a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by 34-year-old Brooke Sparks, of Waukee, struck a deer on Highway 141 at Hickory Avenue. Sparks told authorities when the deer came out of the south ditch and onto the road, she was couldn’t see it until it was too late. Fog played a role in the collision. Sparks was not hurt. Damage to her car was estimated at $5,000.

The second accident happened at around 8:08-p.m. on Sept. 27th. A 2010 Jeep Liberty driven by 57-year-old Loni Sue Anderson, of Shelby, was northbound on Highway 25 when it hit a deer in the road. Anderson wasn’t hurt, but her SUV sustained $4,000 damage.