Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Josh Armstrong reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Aug. 13 at 5:20 p.m. on 120th Street. Hendrik Johannes Smith, 29, of Coon Rapids, was driving a 2012 John Deere 8360R tractor eastbound on 120th Street when a tie rod broke and steering was lost. Smith bailed out of the tractor as it veered into the south ditch. While still in gear and under its own power, the tractor broke through a barbed wire fence and made a large U-turn in the pasture, then headed north through the barbed wire fence again, crossing 120th Street and into a small creek in the north ditch. Estimated damage to the tractor is $1,501.