(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says there were three accidents last week, only one of which resulted in injuries. On March 24th, 18-year-old Jauclyn Marie Curry, of Panora, was driving a 2019 Dodge Charger eastbound on Highway 44 at around 7:35-a.m.  A 2019 Chevy pickup driven by 33-year-old Clayton David Dean Larson, of Adair, was eastbound on Highway 44 and stopped, waiting for westbound traffic before he could turn left onto Redwood Avenue. Curry failed to notice the pickup’s turn signals and brake lights. She attempted to brake just before her car struck the rear of the pickup. Both drivers complained of pain and possible injury, but were not transported to the hospital. Curry was cited for Failure to Stop in an assured/clear distance. Both vehicles sustained $20,000 damage. The Dodge Charger was declared a total loss.

On March 24th, a vehicle driven by 80-year-old Ruth Heckman, of Bayard, sustained $5,000 damage, and a car driven by 62-year-old Neal Schoon, also of Bayard, sustained $2,500 damage, when Schoon’s vehicle hit the rear of Heckman’s car, as both vehicle were traveling west on Highway 25. Schoon later admitted to being at fault. He said he was traveling at around 62 mph and didn’t see the car in front of him until it was too late. No injuries were reported. Both vehicles were driven from the scene. Deputies cited Schoon for Failure to Stop in an assured clear distance.

And, on March 27th, a 2010 Ford Taurus driven by 29-year-old Richard Hughes, of Manning, sustained $6,000 damage (a total loss), when Hughes came to a T-intersection at Luna Avenue and 130th, and attempted to turn left. His car went out of control and into the north ditch, before it caught on fire. No injuries were reported.