(Adair, Iowa) – (8/3/24 – removes reference to semi ownership/registration, which was incorrect in the previous post) The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office today (Thursday), released additional information with regard to an accident that took place early Wednesday morning, north of Adair, and that resulted in the death of 18 hogs. The report says a 2011 Peterbilt semi driven by 31-year-old Christopher Ryan Boggan, of New Salem, PA, was pulling a livestock trailer loaded with 167 hogs, and was traveling south on Frontier Road at around 3:30-a.m., when the semi went by “left curve ahead” and “Stop sign ahead” signs. The rig rolled over rumble strips near the intersection and by directional signs.

Boggan advised authorities he didn’t know the road ended. The semi ran the stop while attempting to turn right onto White Pole Road. The vehicle went out of control and flipped-over onto the driver’s side, losing some of the hogs. The rig came to rest on the east shoulder of White Pole Road, according to the report. Boggan complained of pain/possible injury, but was not treated at the scene or transported to the hospital. A 10-year-old male passenger in the sleeper section of the semi’s cab, was extricated by mechanical means. He also complained of pain but was not treated or transported.  The semi sustained $15,000 damage.

Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright told KJAN News on Wednesday, that 18 hogs died at the scene, some of which had to be euthanized due to the severity of their injuries. Sheriff Arganbright said the hogs loaded on the top, inside deck of the trailer, went through the roof of the trailer and became piled-up onto of one another.

The Sheriff and Deputy Blake Michelson worked traffic control while the remaining hogs were being rounded-up and loaded into another livestock trailer. The whole process took about six-hours.