The Mills County Sheriff’s Department released details Monday on 5 recent accidents and 1 arrest.

Early Saturday morning, December 26th, Mills County Deputies arrested 45-year-old Herbert Cecil Hatcher, of Shenandoah, for OWI 1st offense and Driving Under Suspension.  Hatcher was being held in the Mills County Jail on  $1,300 bond.

Wednesday night, December 23rd, a 2002 Ford driven by Daniel Vornbrook, of Glenwood, was traveling northbound on 221st St just south of Deacon Road, when the vehicle went out of control due to ice on the roadway.  The vehicle slid into a ditch, where the passenger side struck a tree.  Vornbrook was transported to University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) by Glenwood Rescue. Two children in the vehicle suffered minor injuries. They were also take to UNMC, by ambulance. Another passenger in the vehicle was transported to UNMC by Lifenet helicopter.

That same night, a 2000 GMC Denali driven by Marco Spencer, of Omaha, was traveling southbound on 221st Street just North of Ashton Road, when the SUV went out of control while it was turning.  The vehicle hit a power pole before coming to rest on its driver’s side, facing northbound.  Spencer was partially ejected and was flown by Lifenet to the UNMC. His passenger, Marquis Spencer, suffered minor injuries and was taken to the UNMC by Silver City Rescue.  Authorities says road conditions and alcohol were a possible factors in the crash.

Thursday afternoon, December 24th, a 2000 Ford driven by Patrick Colwell, of Glenwood, was traveling south on Pease Road in Mills County, when the vehicle slid through a right curve and left the road. The vehicle rolled into the ditch and came to rest on its passenger side. The roadway was snow covered at the time. No injuries were reported

Friday morning, December 25th, a 2012 Ford driven by Kim Hewett, of Council Bluffs, was stopped at the railroad crossing waiting for the train to pass in the 19400 block of Bunge Road. Bernice Rivkin of Chicago, IL, was driving a 2007 Toyota, and noticed a line of stopped vehicles waiting for the train, but was unable to stop in-time. Her car slid into the back of Hewett’s Ford. Authorities say the eastbound lane of Bunge Road was ice covered at the time. No injuries were reported.

And, Saturday evening, December 26th, a 2015 BMW driven by Leah Hruska, of Lincoln, NE, was traveling westbound on Highway 34 in Mills County near Levi Road, when a deer emerged from the ditch. After Hruska’s car hit the deer head-on, the animal went underneath the vehicle, causing disabling damage. No injures were reported.