Accident Feb. 9th in Guthrie County the result of veering for a deer
February 16th, 2026 by Ric Hanson
(Guthrie Center, IA) – A driver who veered for a deer the evening of Feb. 9th in Guthrie County, ended-up putting his car into a ditch. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Taylor Jay Edelman, of Adair, was traveling northbound on Frontier Road at around 6:45-p.m. Feb. 9th, when near the intersection of 280th Street, he swerved to miss a deer. His 2012 Chevy Impala went out of control and into a field northwest of the intersection. Edelman was wearing his seat belt, and wasn’t hurt. His car sustained a Sheriff’s-department estimated $5,000 worth of disabling damage. No citations were issued.




