On April 22, at about 2:40 p.m., Tom Montoia, 68, of Zurich, was southbound on Cemetery Rd. near Mill St., when he had a medical issue that caused him to black out. The vehicle he was driving left the road and struck a a speed limit sign and the porch on a house at 200 S. Cemetery Rd. The front end of the 2016 Jeep Patriot he was driving sustained damage but was still operable. Montoia was wearing his seatbelt, and no injuries were reported.

On April 8, 2022, at 5:18 a.m., Louis J. Singer, 28, of Denver, Colo., was southbound on 10 Rd. and struck a deer between R and S Roads. Singer, driving a 2018 Chevy C2500, owned by AEMS Construction of Aurora, Colo., was wearing his seatbelt, and no injuries were reported. The pickup, however, had to be towed due to damage on the front and passenger side.

On Tuesday, March 7, just before 8:00 a.m., Dalton Gasper, age 28, of Victoria, was driving a 2003 Ford F-250 and pulling a trailer when he slid onto the shoulder and into the ditch, causing the trailer to jack-knife. Gasper had two passengers. All three were wearing seatbelts, and no injuries were reported.

Starting out the reports of vehicle accidents, dating back to Jan. 27 through February 14, is the rollover of one of the trash trucks belonging to the City of Stockton, on January 27. The driver, Drake Champagne, age 24, of Stockton, was headed east on 10 Rd. at around 11:00 a.m., when he drove toward the south edge of the road, overcorrected, and drove into the north ditch and down a hill, rolling over onto the driver’s side into a drainage culvert. Champagne was transported to Rooks County Hospital by Stock-ton EMS. The trash truck, a 2013 Freightliner M210, was completely disabled with extensive damage to the driver’s side and front end and had to be hauled away by Kibbe’s Towing.

On Nov. 18, 2021, at 10:48 a.m., Don Dopita, age 60, of Plainville, was driving west on U.S. 24, less than a half mile from 15 Rd., when a deer entered the roadway from the ditch. Dopita, who was driving a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup owned by Maverick Oil, LLC, struck the deer on the driver’s side front corner but the vehicle was still driveable. Dopita was wearing his seatbelt, and no injuries were reported.

The call log for the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office for the week of December 20th through December 26th reads as follows: Administrative Calls 228, 9-1-1 Calls 32, Non-Injury Accidents 4, Criminal Cases 2, Miscellaneous Cases 3, Traffic Stops 4, Civil Papers Served 4, Animal Calls 7, and Average Number Of Inmates Housed For The Week 9.

At about 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2021, Carl Fugate, 63, of Beloit was traveling east on U.S. 24 when he hit a deer near 3 Terrace. He and his passenger, Mary Fugate, were both wearing seatbelts, and no injuries were reported. The 2019 Ford Expedition he was driving sustained damage to the left front corner but was driveable.

At around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 1st, Mark Robert Axelson, 34, of Plainville, was eastbound on V Road near 30 Rd., when he swerved to miss a deer but struck a rock pile in the roadway. The driver, who was wearing his seatbelt, reported that sun glare was a contributing factor to the accident in addition to the rock piled on the side of the road due to road maintenance. The 2020 Chevy Silverado Axelson was driving was disabled on the front passenger side and had to be towed due to damage.

On August 29, 2021, at 9:25 p.m., Sharon Kim, 25, of Teaneck, N.J., was westbound on Highway 24 near 22 Rd., when she struck a deer. The driver and two passengers, 25-year-old Angela Hahn and Janice Kim, 26, were not injured. The 2017 Hyundi Kim was driving was damaged on the front and driver’s side.

On June 29, 2021 at about 1:15 p.m., Larry Lee Kibbee, age 59, of Hays, was northbound on 22 Rd. near O Rd. when he struck a cow. Minor damage occurred to the front right headlight area of the 2012 Freightliner semi truck Kibbee was driving. Kibbee was wearing his seatbelt. The cow is alive and well, and so is the driver of the semi.