Charges Filed After One Vehicle Accident Friday in Fayette County

A one vehicle accident last Friday in Fayette County has led to an arrest. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 7:45 Friday night, as dispatch received a call of a vehicle in the ditch at K Ave/35th Street near Stanley. Deputies responded and observed a 2017 Jeep Cherokee located in the creek on the east side ditch. After further investigation, it was discovered that 40 year old Nathan Lee Squire of Baxter had lost control of the vehicle entering the ditch, rolling multiple times, and landed in the creek. The original accident occurred at approximately 5:30 that evening, but had not been reported until a passerby located the vehicle at 7:43PM. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Stanley Fire Department and Birchard Fab and Repair. Squire was taken to an area hospital by family and sustained only minor injuries from this accident. He was cited for Open Container and Failure to Maintain Control.