Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported at three-vehicle accident occurring on Aug. 22 at 4:25 p.m. on Highway 141. Mason Robert Kinsey, 17, of Jefferson was driving a 2003 Chevrolet K1500 pickup westbound approaching three vehicles that were stopped on Highway 141. The first vehicle, a non-contact vehicle, was stopped and waiting to turn off of Highway 141 on to 120th St. Unit 1 (Kinsey) failed to see unit 2 (a 2021 Ford F150 Supercrew pickup driven by Jack Joseph Tiefenthaler, 22, of Breda) and unit 3 (a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST pickup driven by Jammy Ray Kenneth Thornock, 43, of Carroll), and the non-contact vehicle stopped in front of him. Kinsey stated he looked at his cell phone for GPS directions as it was sitting in the center console. Kinsey rear-ended Tiefenthaler’s vehicle. Tiefenthaler’s vehicle then rear-ended Thornock’s vehicle. Thornock was able to stop before striking the front vehicle that was turning. No injuries were reported. Unit 1 and 2 were towed from the scene, and unit 3 was driven away. Kinsey was written a citation for failure to stop in assured clear distance. His vehicle sustained an estimated $5,000 in damage. Tiefenthaler’s vehicle sustained an estimated $10,000 in damage. Thornock’s vehicle sustained an estimated $5,000 in damage.