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Clarinda woman falls asleep at the wheel & rolls her SUV

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June 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A sleepy driver lost control of her vehicle this (Tuesday) morning in Page County, causing a rollover accident. The Page County Sheriff’s Office say 63-year old Linda Diana Sands, of Clarinda, was traveling north on Highway 71 at around 10:15-a.m., when she fell asleep at the wheel of her SUV. As the 2007 Ford Edge crossed the center line of the road, Sands woke up. When she tried to bring the vehicle back into her lane, she over-corrected, causing the SUV to swerve and enter the ditch, where it rolled two and one-half times, before coming to rest on its top. Sands was transported by Clarinda EMS to the Clarinda Regional Health Center, for treatment of possible, minor injuries.