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Minor injuries reported following Sat. rollover south of Atlantic

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September 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

One person suffered minor injuries during a single-vehicle rollover accident Saturday afternoon, south of Atlantic. Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Rink told KJAN News 22-year old Andrew Jackson Rice, of Atlantic, refused medical treatment at the scene of the crash, which occurred at around 4:45-p.m. about two-miles south of Atlantic on 620th (Olive Street), or about one-half mile south of Keystone Road.

The car being hauled away on a flatbed wrecker/ (Ric Hanson-photo)

Rink said Rice was traveling north on 620th when the 1999 Pontiac he was driving went off on to the right shoulder. Rice over-corrected on the gravel, sending the vehicle across the road and into the west ditch, where it apparently rolled once, before coming to rest back on the road. Rink says Rice, who was wearing his seat belt, refused medical treatment at the scene. He was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The car was totaled in the crash. Atlantic Fire and Rescue, Medivac Ambulance, Atlantic Police and the Cass County Sheriff’s Department assisted at the scene.