Minor injuries but major damage reported
A Dodge pickup and a Ford SUV collided around noon on Memorial Day Monday, May 27 on Gotch Park Road. Two young adults were taken to HCMH with suspected minor injuries. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.
Two vehicles were totaled but both drivers escaped serious injury on Monday, May 27 in the 2500 block of Gotch Park Road. The accident occurred at 12 p.m.
According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), a 2021 black Ford Bronco driven by Haley C. Satern, 19, of Dakota City, was southbound on Gotch Park Road.
A 1999 white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Alexander J. Fliehe, 23, of Humboldt, was northbound on Gotch Park Road and attempted to make a left-hand turn into a driveway at 2549 Gotch Park Road, not seeing the Satern vehicle.
The front of Satern’s Bronco struck the front middle of Fliehe’s pickup.
Satern’s SUV overturned in the west ditch next to the Fliehe property. The driver was extricated by non-mechanical means after both front seat air bags deployed.
The pickup came to rest in the southbound lane of the roadway. .
Neither driver was wearing occupant protection, according to the report.
Both drivers were transported from the scene by Humboldt County Memorial Ambulance with reports of possible pain or injury.
Both vehicles sustained severe damage. There was an estimated $15,000 damage to the front and top of the Ford Bronco and an estimated $10,000 damage to the front of the Dodge pickup.
Fliehe was cited for failure to provide proof of financial liability and was charged with failure to yield upon making a left turn.
The Humboldt Fire Department assisted at the scene.
