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2 accidents in Cass County, Wednesday

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May 18th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two accidents took place in the County, Wednesday afternoon. The first happened at around 12:48-p.m., and involved two-vehicles. The collision occurred at 7th and Ash Streets, in Atlantic. Officials say a 1994 Chevy trash truck driven by 56-year old Donald Duane Cook, of Atlantic, was stopped heading southbound at the stop sign on Ash Street, and proceeded to pull onto 7th Street. In the process, his truck hit a westbound 2018 Hyundai Elantra owned and driven by 65-year old Rosemarie Leah Jones, of Atlantic. No injuries were reported. Damage to the trash truck is estimate at $100; damage to the Hyundai is estimated at $1,500. Cook was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Entering Intersection.

And, at around 3:20-p.m. Wednesday, a two-vehicle accident happened at the intersection of Highways 71 and Highway 92. Officials say a 1999 Jeep Cherokee driven by 20-year old Lindsey Noel Pace, of Clarinda, was northbound on Highway 71 when it was struck in the front passenger side by a westbound 2012 International tractor trailer. The semi was driven by 73-year old Ronald Dean Schroeder, of Griswold. The accident happened as he pulled away from the stop sign at Highway 92. Damage to the Jeep is estimated at $6,000; damage to the tractor trailer is estimated at $2,000. Pace was transported to CCMH via Griswold Rescue. Schroeder was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Entering Intersection.