Hit-and-run property damage accident late last week in Guthrie Center
January 20th, 2026 by Ric Hanson
(Guthrie Center, IA) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports an unknown vehicle struck a legally parked car late Friday night or early Saturday morning, causing an estimated $2,500 damage to the parked vehicle. Authorities say the 2012 Chevy Impala was legally parked facing the right-of-way southeast of 401 North Street, between the hours of 10:30-p.m. January 16th and 10-a.m. January 17th, when an unknown vehicle drove west through an unnamed alley north of the parked vehicle.
The unknown vehicle drove south in the yards between the houses positioned in the 400 block of North 4th and North 5th Streets, before striking the Impala. The unknown vehicle then backed-up and went around the Chevy before exiting through the yards onto North Street. 
The parked vehicle sustained extensive damage to the driver’s side rear door. If you have information with regard to the incident, please contact the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office.




