Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on May 18 at 4:10 p.m. on Poplar Avenue. Ashton Johnston Zekucia, 17, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited SUV northbound on Poplar Avenue and looked down at this phone and over-corrected when his vehicle entered the east ditch. Zekucia tried to regain control when he hit a culvert, which deployed the driver’s airbag. Zekucia was cited for failure to maintain control. The Hyundai was reportedly totaled with an estimated $10,000 in damage. No injuries were reported.