Iolan Clarence A. Garber was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving following a one-vehicle accident south of LaHarpe Sunday afternoon.
According to Master Deputy Daren Kellerman of the Allen County Sheriffs Department, Garber was driving a 2001 Mercury Mountaineer south of LaHarpe on 2600 Street, a blacktop road.
Garber lost control of his vehicle and went into the ditch, near Idaho Road, about five miles south of LaHarpe.
The sport utility vehicle traveled about 100 yards before careening back onto the roadway, where it spun 180 degrees and overturned, as it went back toward the ditch.
The came to a violent halt on the drivers side, Kellerman said, with glass, vehicle parts and other contents scattered across the crash site.
Garber suffered apparent minor injuries, but refused treatment. A passenger, his 3-year-old daughter, was not hurt.
Both were properly secured, Kellerman said in a press release..
Emergency responders from Iola, Humboldt and Moran responded to the call, due to the centralized location of the crash.
We try and treat every emergency response the same but, when we hear children are involved, it seems everything gets dialed up just a bit more, Kellerman said. Luckily, today it appears the usage of the seat belt and, most importantly, the proper installation and usage of the child safety seat, kept both occupants protected from major harm. When our EMS personnel said the child appeared to be fine, you could see almost visibly see the tension leave emergency responders bodies, and that includes mine too.
Kellerman said charges of driving without a license, transporting an open container of alcohol and child endangerment also will be requested against Garber.
