(Sutherland)– A crash Sunday near Sutherland sent one person to the hospital. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old David Nelson of Cherokee was driving a 1999 GMC Savana southbound in the 4200 mile of Taft Avenue when he fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle went off the road, collided with a mailbox, struck a field drive, and went into a field where it came to rest. A passenger, 82-year-old Janice Nelson of Cherokee, was taken by ambulance to the Primghar hospital. David Nelson complained of possible injury but didn’t seek immediate treatment.
The crash took place around 2:15 pm.
