Weekend Accidents Involving Vehicles in the Ditch

The Fayette County Sheriff reports a couple of weekend accidents in the county.

At about 9pm Saturday (Oct. 7), the sheriff received a 911 call, reporting a rollover accident on Acorn Road, just south of Elgin. 17 year old Maria Kerr was driving north, when her vehicle hit a patch of gravel. This caused Kerr to over-correct, and enter the ditch, where the vehicle rolled.

Kerr was not hurt, but a juvenile passenger was taken to the West Union Hospital by Tri-State Ambulance.
Kerr's 1998 GMC Envoy was considered a total loss.

And on Friday (Oct. 6) the sheriff was notified of a one-vehicle accident in Clermont on Highway 18. A car driven by 35 year old Cutberto Hernandez of Estherville, went out of control on the wet pavement, and entered the ditch.

No one was hurt, but Hernandez was charged with Failure to Maintain Control. His 2005 Chevrolet car had $3,000 damage.