(Panora, Iowa) – The driver of an SUV was arrested following an injury accident that took place early Sunday morning, near Panora. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2018 Ford Edge driven by 42-year-old Carl Dean Snowden, of Panora, was found by a unit with the Panora Fire Dept., as authorities were conducting a search for the vehicle. The SUV was located at around 12:34-a.m. near the intersection of Cyprus and Panorama Drive. A passenger in the vehicle, 51-year-old Amy Sue Snowden, of Panora, suffered a small laceration on her hand, was treated at the scene by Panora EMS, and then transported by Panora Police to the Guthrie County Hospital, for additional treatment (Stitches).

When Carl Snowden was located outside the vehicle, a Sheriff’s Deputy noticed an odor of alcohol on his breath. He was also unsteady on his feet. Snowden took one Standard Field Sobriety Test and failed. He then refused to take additional SFST’s. He did, however, agree to take a Breath Alcohol (BAC) test, which registered over the legal limit. Carl Snowden was placed under arrest and transported to the Guthrie County Jail, where he tested 0.159% on the BAC at the jail (nearly twice the legal limit of .08%).

The Sheriff’s report did not list any charges. It did mention the SUV was traveling too fast for conditions, and that the vehicle sustained $20,000 damage.