Single Vehicle Accident

On 02/24/2017 at 8:36 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a one vehicle accident that had occurred in the 2800 block of 420th Avenue on 02/23/2017. Upon investigation it was determined that at 9:30 p.m. a silver 2011 Chevy Silverado driven and owned by Jonathon Lee Naig of Graettinger was southbound on 420th Avenue when he struck a snow drift. The snow drift pulled the vehicle off of the roadway and into the west ditch. The vehicle came to rest after striking a group of fence post. Damage the Chevy is estimated at $10,000.00. Naig was issued a citation for failure to maintain control. No injuries were reported.

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