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SUV hits apartment complex in Clarinda

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February 17th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Update 9:32-a.m.) An apartment building in Clarinda was struck by an SUV Friday night. The Clarinda Police Department reports 39-year old Matthew Cain Hollingsworth, of Clarinda, was driving a 2001 Toyota Sequoia southbound on 20th Street, when the vehicle left the road at the apex of a curve and continued south through the grounds of the Clarhaven Foster Manor at 402 Willow Street. The vehicle then traveled about 60 feet before crashing through the apartment building into apartment #39. The SUV came to rest with all four tires inside the bedroom.The crash happened at around 8:50-p.m.

Photos courtesy the Clarinda PD

Officers found Hollingsworth was sitting on the west side of apartment #39, suffering from minor injuries. He was transported to Clarinda Regional Health Center. Damage to the building was estimated at $50,000. The SUV sustained about $10,000 damage.