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Stanton man arrested for OWI 2nd after crash Mon. night

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October 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A single-vehicle accident Monday evening in rural Montgomery County resulted in the driver of the vehicle being arrested on alcohol-related, and other charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year old Trevor Kyle Benge, of Stanton, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense and Driving While Suspended. Benge was also cited for failure to have insurance – accident related. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.

Officials say Benge was traveling west on 270th Street at around 7:55-p.m., when the 2011 Ford Escape he was driving left the road and entered the north ditch. The SUV continued west in the ditch for about 66-yards before it came into contact with a residential drive. It then continued over the drive and northwest into a yard, where it struck a tree.

The SUV proceeded to travel southwest again, before traveling up and over 270th Street and into the south ditch. It finally came to rest after traveling 47-yards in the ditch. The vehicle sustained about $5,000 damage.