The Page County Sheriff’s Office says no one was injured early Friday morning, when a semi struck a cow on Highway 71. The collision happened at around 12:38-a.m., about five-miles north of Clarinda. Authorities says a 2020 Volvo semi driven by 50-year-old Steven Alan Telkamp, of Slayton, MN was traveling north on Highway 7, when the rig struck a black cow on the road that was valued at $2,500. The animal belongs to McCoy Farms.
After the semi hit the cow, the animal landed in the southbound lane, where it was struck by a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The driver of that vehicle was identified as 36-year-old Kurtis Hollon, of Clarinda.
The semi sustained an estimated $10,000 damage, but it was still driven from the scene. Hollon’s vehicle sustained about $1,500 damage, and had to be towed from the scene. There were no charges or citations resulting from the incident.