Two teenage females from Union County suffered possible/unknown injuries during a single-vehicle accident Thursday morning. Authorities say a 1999 Oldsmobile Alero driven by 17-year old Breanna Ripperger, of Afton, was traveling south on Creamery Road at around 9:30-a.m., when the vehicle hit a patch of frost as it entered an “S” curve in the road. The car entered the north ditch and then went into a deep gully.

Ripperger, and her passenger, 17-year old Dalli McIntire, of Afton, were helped out of the vehicle and gully, by a fireman with a ladder. The girls complained of pain, but were not transported to the hospital.

The car was totaled during the mishap. No citations were issued.

A Red Oak man was arrested Thursday night on a Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court on an OWI/1st offense, charge. 49-year old George Wesley Miller was arrested at around 7:40-p.m. and taken to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on a $1,000 cash bond.

A Pottawattamie County man who lost his leg in 2012 after being treated at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, has been awarded damages amounting to $90,000. According to the Daily NonPareil, a jury on Thursday awarded Tony Bailey, of Walnut, $22,500 for past loss of full mind and body, $22,500 in future loss of full mind and body, $22,500 for past pain and suffering and $22,500 in future pain and suffering.

A man from Nebraska was arrested Thursday night on numerous charges in Omaha, following an investigation into an incident in Council Bluffs that led to a pursuit. 22-year old Dylan J. Maron, of Nebraska City faces charges that include Fugitive from Justice, Aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, reckless driving, Disorderly Conduct, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Maron was suspected of being under the influence of methamphetamine. He was booked into Douglas County, NE., Jail and was awaiting extradition to Iowa.

Dylan J. Maron

Authorities say the incident which led to his arrest began at around 7:48-p.m.,after Officers were sent to the Best Buy store at 3115 Manawa Center Drive, where a man was allegedly being aggressive with the store manager and at some point, had pulled a knife.

An officer arrived in the area shortly after the call was dispatched and located the suspect in a silver-colored BMW with no plates. The man, later identified as Maron, allegedly rammed the police cruiser in an attempt to flee the area. He then rammed the police cruiser a second time and drove the car across a grass median. The car then went westbound on 30th Ave.

Two additional officers arrived in the area and were able to get in behind the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. The vehicle failed to stop and fled westbound on I-80 entering into Omaha. Officers continued to pursue the vehicle into Omaha on I-80. The vehicle exited onto 42nd street continuing southbound to L Street where it turned westbound. The Nebraska State Patrol assisted and successfully deployed stop sticks at 90th and L Street. The vehicle was then disabled and came to a stop in the area of 108th and L.

Maron was then taken into custody and the vehicle was impounded by the Nebraska State Patrol.

Police in Council Bluffs say a medical condition apparently caused a crash that sent a total of five people to the hospital Thursday afternoon. Witnesses told police a green, Ford F-350 pickup was traveling west on Interstate 80 near the Mall of the Bluffs, when the vehicle swerved across the median and into oncoming traffic. The truck, driven by Rodney Schueman, of Oakland, struck a Hyundai Sante Fe Sport, driven by Kyel Moo, of Omaha, Nebraska. The accident happened just before 2-p.m.

Authorities suspect Schueman had a medical issue, because the investigation revealed he was slumped over the wheel when his truck drove across the median into oncoming traffic. The pickup sideswiped the SUV. The driver of the SUV and three of his passengers, all of whom are from Omaha, suffered minor injuries and were transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital. Schueman was also transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, where he was being treated for the initial medical issues and minor injuries sustained from this accident.