Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say an unknown medical condition was likely to blame for a single-vehicle accident Thursday night on 200th Street at Highway 71, about three-miles north of the intersection with Highway 34.  Authorities say 34-year old Daron Dean Blackman, of Elliott, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram pickup eastbound on 200th at around 8-p.m., when he passed out.

The pickup ran the stop sign at Highway 71 and entered the east ditch, striking a road sign, a ground transformer and multiple trees before coming to rest. Blackman was transported by Villisca Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for evaluation. Damages from the accident amounted to $10,500.

Blackman was later cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Failure to Yield to a Stop Sign. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted at the scene by Villisca Fire and Rescue, Red Oak Rescue, and the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency.