Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 14 at 8:52 a.m. on Frontier Road. Richard Alan Holbrook II, 34, of Yale, was driving a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT southbound in the 3200 block of Frontier Road in rural Guthrie County and lost control of the vehicle and collided with the ditch. He was transported by Adair EMS to the Guthrie County Hospital and treated for injuries. Holbrook told the deputy he was on his cell phone texting and also admitted to drinking the night before. Deputy Wheately executed a search warrant for the withdrawal of the driver’s blood for chemical testing. Holbrook received citations for failure to maintain control and use electronic communication device – AG. Estimated damage to the Subaru is $5,000.