On 12/18/2015 at 8:09 a.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a one vehicle accident in the 3700 block of 280th Street. Upon investigation it was determined that a 2000 Peterbilt semi driven by Andrew John Thilges of Whittemore was westbound on 280th Street when the pin holding the 2014 Wilson trailer failed and the trailer came unhooked from the semi. The trailer entered the north ditch where it came to rest. The trailer sustained an estimated $5,000 in damages. There were no injuries reported in the accident.
