The Montgomery County Communications Center received a call at around 2:15-a.m. Sunday, about a rollover accident near Red Oak, with the possibility of multiple persons injured. An investigation determined a vehicle had rolled over near the intersection of Highway 34 and Ironwood Avenue. At the southeast part of the intersection, there were tracks and items from the bed of a pickup truck located. The vehicle, a 2005 Chevy Silverado, was located in a ditch near K Avenue, on 140th Street. The owner, 22-year old Alec R. Thomas, of rural Elliott, was found at his residence. Thomas admitted he had been the driver of the pickup. He told authorities he lost control of the vehicle on  the icy road surface, after swerving to avoid hitting a deer.

The pickup entered the east ditch and overturned, coming to rest on its wheels. Thomas drove out of the field and took his two passengers to a residence in Red Oak. One of the passengers, 22-year old Austin D. Brokaw, of Cavour, SD., was transported from the residence to the hospital, to be treated for minor injuries. He was subsequently released after being treated. Another passenger, 20-year old Colton L. Robinson, of Red Oak, was not injured.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated to be $7,500.