Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Josh Armstrong reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 28 at 2 a.m. Siri Juliana Barlow, 18, of Waukee, was driving a 2023 Chevy Blazer northbound on Wagon Road. At the Morrisburg Church left-hand curve, Barlow drove straight off the road and continued in the grass to follow the curve of the road. She struck and broke a Guthrie County owned curve indicator sign and struck and destroyed a mailbox belonging to the homeowner at 2692 Wagon Road. Barlow over-corrected, driving across the road over a strip of piled gravel, being used for shoulder repair of Wagon Road, and rolled onto the Blazer’s top in the west side ditch of Wagon Road.
This section of Wagon Road was closed to all through-traffic for road maintenance.
Estimated damage to the Blazer is $1,501. Estimated damage to the mailbox belonging to the homeowner of 2692 Wagon Road is $200. Estimated damage to the road curve indicator sign is $300. Barlow was issued citations for failure to maintain control and leaving the scene of the accident.