One person complained of pain and possible injury, but was not hospitalized, following an accident that took place at around 1:15-p.m. Wednesday, north of Panora. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says a 2011 Nissan SUV driven by 56-year old Michael Mobley, of Panora, was traveling north on Highway 4 and had signaled, waiting for oncoming traffic to pass, so he could turn left onto Chimra Road. A 2004 Chrysler Town & Country van driven by 16-year old Johnathan Michaelson, of Yale, was also traveling north on Highway 4. When he became distracted by a passenger in the van, he failed to notice in-time, the vehicle in front of him was stopped on the highway.

The teen was unable to maintain control of the van, which ran into the rear of the SUV. Mobley complained of pain afterward. Neither Michaelson nor his two male juvenile passengers from Jamaica and Yale, were hurt. All of the occupants of the combined vehicles were wearing their seat belts.

A Guthrie County Deputy cited Michaelson for Failure to Maintain Control. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,300 altogether.