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4 accidents in Cass County over the holiday weekend

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July 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported during four separate accidents over the past holiday weekend. Two of the accidents happened on July 3rd. Officials say at 2:50 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a car-vs. deer collision on Interstate 80 westbound, near mile marker 52. 37-year old Vijayakuma Murugesan,  of Omaha, was driving a 2009 Honda Odyssey that sustained an estimated $4,500 damage during the incident.

Friday evening, deputies in Cass County responded to a two-vehicle accident on 690th Street at Memphis Road. Officials say a 2000 Honda Accord driven by 17-year old Alec Lee Hayes, of Atlantic, and a 2004 Chevy Suburban owned and driven by 45-year old Douglas John Becker, of Pleasant Hill, were both southbound on 690th Street when Hayes attempted a U-turn and failed to yield to Becker’s vehicle. In the process, the Suburban hit the Accord it in the front driver’s side and forcing the car into the southwest ditch. Hayes was cited for Failure to Yield.

At around 7:15-a.m. Saturday, Cass County deputies responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on Galveston Road. A 1988 Chevy C1500 pickup owned and driven by 16-year old Anthony Gail Harvey, of Anita, was westbound on Galveston when the teen lost control of the vehicle, which came to rest on its right side in the north ditch. The damage was estimated at $1,500.

And, Saturday afternoon, a one-vehicle accident took place on 690th Street, in Cass County. Officials say a 2005 Mazda driven by 33-year old Sherry Lynne Castillo, of Atlantic,  was northbound on 690th Street when Castillo lost control, causing the car to slide into the east ditch before it rolled onto its top. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,500.