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Cass County Sheriff’s report: 3 accidents

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January 18th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports three accidents occurred over the past two weeks. At around 5:30-p.m. on January 5th a single-vehicle accident occurred on I-80 at the 56 mile marker. Authorities say an eastbound 2012 Chevy Equinox owned and driven by 41-year old Tiffany Brown, of Papillion, NE, reportedly swerved to avoid something in the roadway, before her vehicle struck the cable barriers. A passenger in the vehicle, 25-year old Deszirick Ramone Hopskie, was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment of suspected minor injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $5,000.
On Wednesday, January 13th, at 11:13 a.m., Cass County deputies responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident on Glacier Road. Officials say a 2007 Kenworth T-800 with a trailer, driven by 56-year-old Jeffry Dean Leinen, of Panama,  was making an eastbound turn onto Glacier Road from Marne Road, when the vehicle overturned into the south ditch. The driver reported minor injuries but refused medical transport. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $35,000.
And, on Thursday, January 14th, at 7:49 p.m., deputies in Cass County responded to single-vehicle accident on Lincoln Drive, in Atlantic. Officials say a southbound 2003 Dodge Durango owned and driven by 41-year-old Misty Dawn Ross, of Atlantic, lost traction on the snow-covered road and left the roadway before striking a tree. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $3,500.