Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on July 11 at 11:58 a.m. on Highway 44. Cora Isabelle Fluharty, 15, of Adel, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet K1500 pickup westbound on Highway 44. The deputy’s report stated that Fluharty had a tick insect on her body and became distracted, crossing the center line and entering the ditch, overturning the truck in standing corn. Fluharty had minor injuries but declined medical treatment. Damage to the pickup is estimated at $5,000.