Sheriff's Report

     A two-vehicle accident took place on Dec. 15 at 4:06 p.m. on Highway 151 and County Road X-40. Mallory Margaret Abernathey, 31, of Martelle, was driving a 2011 Chevy Traverse LT when she was reportedly rear-ended by Jeffery Joseph Steffensmeier, 52, of Anamosa. Steffensmeier was driving a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country Van. Abernathey sustained minor injuries. Her vehicle sustained approximately $2,000 in damages; with Steffensmeier’s vehicle sustaining approximately $1,500 in damages.