The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 2-a.m. Saturday, a Page County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 71 and 265^th Street, near Shambaugh, for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, the driver, 23-year old Aspen Renee Riley, of Essex, was issued a citation for speeding and was charged with O.W.I. 1^st Offense. She was taken to the Page County Sheriff’s Office for further testing and then booked into the Page County Jail for O.W.I. 1^st Offense. Riley was later released on bond.

At around 1:50-a.m. Sunday, a Page County Deputy initiated a traffic stop at Burlington Avenue in Essex, for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, 46-year old David Howard Martin, of Shenandoah, was cited for Failure to obey stop sign and open container. Howard was also tested for O.W.I. Charges for the O.W.I. are possible, pending the results from the Division of Criminal Investigation Laboratory.

And, at around 2:15-a.m. Sunday, the Page County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a motor vehicle accident on E Avenue near 200^th Street, or about 3 1/4 miles east of Shenandoah. The investigation showed that a 2007 Jeep SUV, owned by Jordan Laneigh Manley, of Clarinda,  was northbound on E Avenue south of 200^th went it left the roadway and went into the east ditch. The vehicle continued in the east ditch, crossed 200^th street and became airborne. It landed on the north side of 200^th street, where it damaged a fence owned by James O’Hara, and finally came to rest. When Deputies arrived, 29-year old Timothy Ryan Betts, of New Market, was standing by the vehicle. Betts stated that he was not the driver, and didn’t know who the driver was, only they ran on foot. Betts was cited for not wearing a seat belt. He was transported to the Shenandoah Medical Center by Shenandoah Ambulance. The identity of the driver is still unknown. Anyone with information as to the identity of the driver or any information about the accident is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193