(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Guthrie County, today (Friday), released reports on three accidents that occurred over the past seven-days. Authorities say a semi tractor-trailer accident occurred a little of 6-p.m., Thursday, on Highway 141, just east of Bagley. The 2019 Freightliner driven by 51-year-old Janet Neil, of Corning, was traveling east on 141 when it slid-off the road and into the south ditch, where it rolled onto its right side. Neil was not injured. The front windshield had to be removed because she was stuck inside the cab of the truck. Weather and road conditions were contributing factors in the crash. No citations were issued.

An accident in Guthrie County at around 12:25-p.m., Thursday, resulting in three citations. The Sheriff’s Office says Carroll County Dispatch received a report of an SUV in the ditch in the 1400 block of Highway 141. The 2006 Chevy Tahoe driven by 34-year-old Lucio Pulido, of Carroll, left the road and entered the south ditch before driving through a barbed-wire fence owned by the White Rock Conservancy. When the vehicle came to rest, it became stuck in the snow. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,500. Pulido wasn’t hurt.

When a Guthrie County Deputy questioned Pulido about what happened, he said he didn’t know.  The report said when Officers with the Coon Rapids Police Department arrived on the scene, Pulido was asleep or passed-out in the driver’s seat. The Sheriff’s Deputy observed numerous open containers of beer in the vehicle. A subsequent investigation determined Pulido’s breath alcohol content registered .166, or twice the legal limit in Iowa for intoxication. He was charged with Failure to Maintain Control, Open Container (Driver over 21 years of age), Driving while license is under suspension, and Driving Under Suspension while is denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked.

The other accident in Guthrie County happened at around 3:50-p.m. on January 11th. Authorities say it occurred at the intersection of Grand Street and N. 4th Street, in Guthrie Center. The report states a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer SUV driven by 18-year-old Kaleb Kintz, of Guthrie Center, was westbound on Grand Street, and failed to yield as it entered the intersection. The SUV was struck on the passenger side by a 1996 Chevy pickup, driven by 57-year-old Benjamin Henry, of Guthrie Center, as he was traveling south on N. 4th Street. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicles amounted to $15,000.

The Sheriff’s Office says the road was partially-to-completely covered in snow and ice, making stopping difficult if proper precautions were not taken. Kintz was issued a citation for Failure to Obey a stop sign and yield the right-of-way.