(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – A man from central Iowa injured during a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Guthrie County, was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened at around 4:55-p.m. on Highway 44, east of Dogwood Avenue. Authorities say 24-year-old Jonathan Robert Hogan Brandon, of Indianola, was traveling east of Highway 44 when, according to Brandon, he attempted to pass a truck and trailer that was “all over the road.” While trying to pass the vehicle and trailer, the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis he was driving slipped onto the north shoulder of the road, causing him to lose control.

The car entered the north ditch and continued eastbound before striking a tree. Jonathan Brandon – who was wearing his seat belt – complained of extreme shoulder pain, and was found laying on his back in the north ditch, by a Guthrie County Sheriff’ Deputy. He was transported by EMS ambulance to Methodist West Hospital. The car sustained an estimated $10,000 damage.