County accident causes damages

A driver on his cell phone lost control of a vehicle Jan. 14 and caused $8,000 in damage, according to the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

Jeffery Metz, 43, 331 Fourth Ave. S.W., was driving a 2003 Buick passenger car south about 1 1/2 miles west of N.D. Highway 20 on 16th Street Southeast around 9:30 p.m.

Metz was en route from work to home traveling east along 16th Street Southeast. He was attempting to use his cell phone and lost control of the vehicle, officials said. The Buick slid off the roadway, hit an approach, rolled and came to rest off the roadway.

Metz was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.

The vehicle was located and owner contacted a couple of days after the accident, officials said. Metz was cited for failure to give immediate notice.

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