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GPS accident on 26

Chon Lam, 24, Seattle, was unhurt Thursday afternoon, April 8, when he lost control of a 2013 Dodge van at the intersection of Highway 26 and Airport Road. Deputies responded to the accident at 5:57 p.m. According to the accident report, Lam was eastbound on Highway 26 and attempted to make a turn onto Airport Road. The report by Deputy Vince Waltz said Lam told him he was following GPS instructions to make the turn but was traveling too fast. The Dodge van hit a sign and a power pole and came to a halt in an uncut grain field.

 

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