On 7/5/2021, at 10:24 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of 280th Street and 420th Avenue. After an investigation it was determined that a 2011 Hyundai Accent, owned and operated by Janet Hudek(94) of Pocahontas, was traveling west on 280th Street. At the intersection of 420th Avenue, Hudek stopped at the stop sign and proceeded west colliding with a Chevrolet Traverse, owned and operated by Taylor Possail(32) of Columbia, Mo. that was traveling south on 420th Avenue.
Hudek’s vehicle came to rest in the south west ditch of the intersection, and sustained an estimated $6000.00 worth of damage. Possail’s vehicle sustained an estimated $2000.00 worth of damage. There were no reports of injuries. Assisting the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office at the scene was the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, Graettinger Fire Department, Graettinger ambulance, Emmetsburg Ambulance, and Wickman’s Towing.
