On 5-26-16 at approximatley 9:38 A.M. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a 2 vehicle accident that happened in the 1500 block of Rolling Street in Ruthven. A 1996 Ford Taurus driven by Shaylee Rae Horst was traveling east in the 1500 block of Rolling Street when her car was struck on the passenger side by a 1993 Ford F150 driven by Michael Wallace Mitchell of Estherville. Mitchell had been parked on the side of the road and was attempting to pull out onto the roadway when the front driver side of his vehicle caught the passenger side of the Horst vehicle. Damage to the Horst vehicle was estimated at $1000.00. Damage to the Mitchell vehicle was estimated at $100.00.
No injuries were reported at the scene. Mitchell was issued a citation for Failure to Yield Upon Entering the Roadway.
