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Audubon man arrested Saturday; weather related accident Saturday

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February 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop at around 2:30-a.m. Saturday resulted in the arrest of 20-year old Tyler Lane Boos, of Audubon. Boos was charged with OWI/1st offense and brought to the Audubon County Jail. He was released later, after appearing before a magistrate.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident Saturday afternoon, in Audubon County. Authorities say 83-year old Peter John Humphrey, of Audubon, was traveling north on Littlefield Drive at around 1:30-p.m., when he lost control of the 2009 Dodge Dakota pickup he was driving on the slush covered roadway.

The pickup sideswiped a southbound 2011 Ford F-350 pickup and trailer, driven by 34-year old Kevin Wade Coffman, of Exira, and registered to Henningsen Construction. Following the collision, Humphrey’s pickup ended up in the east ditch. The damages amounted to $8,500.