The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday (Today) provided information about an injury accident that took place Saturday, Nov. 14th. Authorities say at around 7:38-a.m., a Guthrie County Deputy responded to a head-on collision at the intersection of Highway 4 and 141, east of Bagley. An investigation determined a 2014 Ford Explorer driven by 43-year old Sara Marie Anderson, of Templeton, was traveling east on Highway 141, while a 2000 Ford Windstar van driven by 34-year old Codey Allen Savage, of Jefferson, was traveling westbound.

Anderson, and her 13-year old passenger, Haley Nelson, told authorities they saw the van in their lane of travel. Anderson tried to avoid hitting the van by going into the westbound lane, but Savage swerved into the west lane at the same time before the vehicles collided head-on. Savage told authorities afterward, he could not accurately recall how the accident happened. A witness to the collision corroborated Anderson’s account of the story.

Sara Anderson suffered suspected minor injuries. Haley Nelson complained of pain and possible injury. A third passenger in the SUV, 43-year old Sara Ferneding, was trapped in the vehicle and suffered suspected minor injuries. She was extricated by mechanical means. Ferneding and Anderson were transported by Panora EMS to Mercy Hospital in downtown Des Moines, while Nelson went to the Dallas County Hospital by Dallas County EMS. Savage was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Mercy downtown, for treatment of suspected serious injuries.

The vehicles were totaled in the crash, with an estimated $40,000 damage altogether. An Iowa DOT highway sign sustained $1,500 damage.