The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a rollover accident Saturday afternoon, near Red Oak. Deputies responded at around 12:56-p.m. to the scene west of Hawkeye Ford on Highway 34. Upon arrival, they found a 2000 Ford Expedition in the north ditch on its driver’s side.
An investigation revealed the SUV was traveling east on Highway 34 and had approached an eastbound vehicle from behind. A motorcycle ahead of the SUV completed a pass of the vehicle and while overtaking the eastbound vehicle, another vehicle traveling westbound came into view from the curve in the road.
The driver of the Expedition, 29-year old Leroy D. Gladden, of Omaha, avoided colliding with the westbound vehicle by steering onto the north shoulder of the road. The SUV went out of control and overturned before landing on the driver’s side, facing northwest.
Neither Gladden nor his juvenile passenger were injured as a result of the crash. Gladden was cited however, for Unsafe passing, and Driving Under Suspension. The SUV, owned by Amber N. Gladden, of Omaha, sustained $3,500 damage and is considered a total loss.
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