Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Chief Deputy Todd Thorn reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 22 at approximately 5:28 a.m. on White Pole Road. David Wilfredo Ortiz Merino, 33, of Des Moines, was driving a 2010 Acura TSX eastbound on White Pole Road and went off the south shoulder and into the ditch, colliding with two directional signs and a guardrail. Damage to the Acura is estimated at $5,000. Damage to the guardrail is estimated at $2,500.