(Guthrie Center, Iowa) –  Sheriff’s officials in Guthrie County, today (Wednesday) released information about a rollover accident that occurred last weekend. Authorities report 69-year-old Joan Anderson, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2015 Ford Explorer SUV northbound on Maple Avenue at around 2:10-p.m. Saturday, when she turned the corner with 245th Street, too sharply.

The SUV’s passenger side front tire dipped into a deep washout, causing the vehicle to slowly roll over into the ditch. Anderson – who was wearing her seat belt – was extricated from the vehicle by non-mechanical means. She suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries, and was transported by Panora EMS to the Guthrie County Hospital.

The SUV sustained $15,000 damage, and was declared a total loss. No citations were issued.