MASON CITY – A person was injured in a drunk driving accident Friday evening, police said, and the driver fled the scene.
Law enforcement searched for a driver connected to hit and run accident Friday night, June 10, after 9:00 PM. The accident happened at the 2500 block of 12th Street NW. Mason City police responded to the scene. There was no word on the extent of the injuries to the victim.
At about 9:21 PM, Cerro gordo deputies located the offending driver, 72-year-old Gary Grant Anderson of Hanlontown. He was stopped and arrested for several infractions, including second-offense operating while intoxicated, driving under suspension, no headlights, failure to yield and leaving the scene of an injury accident.
Anderson was jailed and soon released. He was last guilty of drunk driving in January of 2015, also in Cerro Gordo county.
He probably didn’t even know he hit anyone. Glad the lady isn’t hurt bad.
Hey aint he the Boiler Man at Mercy Medical Center
OMG, Gary. What is going on with you? Please get help before you kill someone.
from what I heard on scanner when ambulance gave patient report to Mercy nurses, none of woman’s injuries were life threatening – bump on head, hip pain, and the usual scrapes & bruising (associated with this kind of atrocity), i can’t imagine she’s having a cake walk in the park… “Accidents” like these ought to be considered attempted manslaughter not hit & run… Dude knew he was drunk when he CHOSE to get behind the wheel of his vehicle- therefore I believe it raises the stakes a bit!!
Exactly, and just think how many of them are on our roads. There is no such thing as personal responsibility any more.