Five Accidents Involve Animals

Five of six accidents reported this week by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office involved collisions with animals.
Four of the accidents were collisions with deer, while another vehicle hit a cow.
Friday Antionette Lynn LaCroix of Veblen was traveling south on 444th Avenue a quarter mile south of SD Highway 25 when she hit a cow on the road owned by Louis John Vrchota. Damages were set at $1,000 to the LaCroix vehicle, and the cow was valued at $600.





Last week Wednesday Rachel Dorthea Cameron of Pierpont missed the turn at the intersection of Third Avenue and the Anderson Trailer Court in Britton. When backing up she hit a parked vehicle owned by Catherine Gayle Brandsma. Damages were set at $2,000 to the Cameron vehicle and $2,500 to the Brandsma vehicle.
Shannon Marie Wegleitner of Lake City was driving south on SD #27 on Dec. 21 when she hit a deer about .3 of a mile south of 112th Street. Damages to the vehicle were set at $2,500.
On Dec. 19 Todd Marty Monsen of Veblen was driving east on MC #6 at the SD #27 intersection when five deer came out of the ditch. He hit two of the animals, resulting in $2,185 damage to his vehicle.
Mary Ann Eye of Britton hit a deer on Dec. 16 one mile west of the Amherst road on SD #10. Damages were pegged at $2,700.
In an accident that occurred Nov. 21, Nellie Hatfield of Hecla was traveling west on SD #10 about 10 miles west of SD #27 when a deer came out of the south ditch. The collision resulted in $2,138 of damage to the Hatfield vehicle.

Reference:zwire