(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports three accidents took place over the past week, with one resulting in minor injuries. Authorities say 18-year-old Marshall Dickson, of Stuart, suffered from a chipped tooth when the 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo he was reportedly test driving before buying the vehicle from a friend, went onto the rumble strips on the gravel, as the vehicle was going down hill on York Avenue, causing the vehicle to lose traction on a curve. The car entered a ditch and struck several small trees, which caused the left front tire and rim to ripped off of the vehicle. The car’s airbags deployed during the crash, which happened at around 7-p.m. on Monday, January 27th. Dickson was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The vehicle sustained $2,600 damage.

Saturday evening, a 2015 GMC Yukon driven by 19-year-old Thea Alexander, of Boone, was backing out of the Casey’s parking lot in Guthrie Center, when it struck a gas pump, causing an estimated $5,000 damage to the vehicle. The gas pump sustained about $2,000 damage, and was shut-down by Casey’s staff, following the accident. No citations were issued.

The third accident happened on White Pole Road in Guthrie County, at around 6:40-p.m. on January 23rd. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by 72-year-old Michael Freestone, of Redfield, was traveling east in the 3400 block of White Pole and rounding a curve, when a vehicle approaching from the west entered the eastbound lane. The unknown vehicle struck the van, causing the driver’s side mirror of the van to be torn-off. The other vehicle didn’t stop, and could not be located by authorities. Damage from the incident amounted to $1,500.