On 08/26/2017 at 2:23 p.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a two vehicle accident in the 4500 block of 420th Street. Upon investigation it was determined that Daisy Ann Sturgill of Fort Dodge was westbound on 420th Street in a 2008 Saturn Vue owned by Cheri Lee Skinner of Ruthven when she pulled over to the side of the roadway to conduct business. When Sturgill attempted to re-enter the roadway she failed to notice a westbound 1997 Buick Lesabre owned and operated by Robert Allen Sonksen of Curlew. The two vehicles collided in the roadway coming to rest on the south shoulder. Damage to the Saturn is estimated at $900.00 and the Buick at $800.00. Sturgill was issued a citation for Failure to Yield upon Entering Roadway. No injuries were reported on scene.
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