(Guthrie Center) No injuries were reported after vehicle struck the Guthrie Center Post Office on Saturday.
The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says 94-year-old Theodore Hansen, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2021 Toyota Pickup pulling into a parking spot at the post office and pressed his gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to accelerate. Hansen lost control of the truck which went over the curb and collided with the building in the door area.
The damage to the truck was estimated at $12,000. The damage to the building was estimated at $6,000.
Hansen was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.
