(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following two separate accidents over the past couple of days. Heavy rain and hydroplaning were blamed for an accident Tuesday morning, near Coon Rapids. The Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Thomas Darveau, of Manning, was driving a 2011 Chevy Camaro SS on Highway 141 just east of Fig Avenue, at around 9:55-a.m. When he went to pass a 2023 Nissan SUV driven by 33-year-old Abigail Platt, of Glidden, the Camaro hydro-planed on the rain soaked road, and spun around. The car came into contact with the SUV before both vehicles bounced-off each other and came to rest in opposite ditches. The Sheriff’s Office says there was heavy rain at the time, and neither driver showed signs of impairment. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,000 to the vehicles. A State of Iowa No Passing Zone sign sustained $1,000 damage.

Monday morning, an unknown vehicle struck a legally parked 2019 Ford Escape SUV, in Guthrie Center. The accident in the 400 block of Grand Street was reported a little after 8-a.m. Video surveillance showed the incident happened at around 12:25-a.m.  The parked SUV sustained about $2,500 damage, according to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office. The incident remains under investigation.