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No injuries during accident near Essex Wednesday

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August 27th, 2020 by admin

No one was injured during a single vehicle accident in Page County on Wednesday night. At 7:30 p.m. Page County Deputies were dispatched to the accident in the 1400 block of 140th Street, approximately 6 miles east of Essex.

After investigation it was determined that 33-year-old Michael Jason Mann of Dallas, IA was operating a 2014 Ford Focus eastbound on 140th Street. Mann was the only person in the vehicle when he swerved to miss a deer, then over-corrected and struck a bridge rail. The vehicle came to rest on the east side of the bridge. Mann was uninjured by his vehicle sustained $5,000 damage and the bridge sustained $12,000 damage.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Essex Fire and Rescue. No charges were issued at the scene.