(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – A central Iowa man was arrested Sunday evening, after he almost hit a building, pedestrians and a fuel pump, in Guthrie Center. According to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, 24 -year-old Florencia Montes Gregorio, of Ankeny, pulled up to the front door of the Casey’s General Store at around 5:55-p.m., Sunday. After he came out of the store, he returned to his 2004 Nissan Maxima and put the vehicle in drive, nearly driving through the front door of the store while customers were walking out. Officials say that happened “Multiple times” before Gregorio finally put the vehicle in reverse and erratically backed into a post barrier near a gas pump. Gregorio then pulled up next to the pump he almost struck, to get fuel. Deputies placed him under arrest for OWI. He was also cited for having No Valid Driver’s License, Open Container as a driver, reckless driving, and failure to provide proof of insurance – accident related. Damage from the incident amounted to $2,700. No injuries were reported.

And, at around 11-a.m. Saturday, a 2017 Hyundai Sante Fe SUV driven by 81-year-old James J. Kloewer, of Lawson, MO, was traveling west on Highway 44 in Guthrie County, just west of Frontier, when a deer ran into the driver’s side of the vehicle. Kloewer was not injured. His SUV sustained about $4,500 damage,