A wheel came off of a northbound vehicle on Highway 169 Saturday morning south of Lorimor, in Union County, and struck an SUV traveling in the opposite direction. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports no one was injured when the wheel of a 2012 KIA broke off the lug nuts, and went into the path of a 2020 GMC Denali. The wheel caused $4,000 damage to the Denali, driven by 34-year old Cody Wayne Tucker, of Lorimor, and resulted in pieces of the SUV coming off. The debris punctured the left rear tire of the vehicle.

Damage to the KIA, driven by 33-year old Samantha Jo Berch, of Lorimor, was estimated at $1,500.  No citations were issued.