Slick roads contribute to three traffic accidents

Decorah Police have been busy responding to traffic accidents.

Thursday afternoon around 3:30 police were called to Vernon Street after 48-year-old Kathryn Elsbernd of Decorah lost control of her car and struck a parked car owned by Brandon Dahlstrom of Decorah, pushed the parked car across the street, into a snowbank.Elsbernd was not injured nor ticketed.  The accident caused $4,000 in damages.

Wednesday morning Decorah Police were called to two accidents at the same time--shortly before 8:00.  On Riverside Street at Water Street, 16-year-old Rebecca Haars of Decorah slid through a stop sign and collided with a car being driven by 65-year-old Ed Tebbenhoff of Decorah.  Neither driver was injured.  No one was ticketed.  The accident did $6,500 in damages.

On Ridgewood Drive at Montgomery Street,26-year-old Ben Pfile of Decorah slid through the intersection and collided with a car being driven by 36-year-old Annette Bjork of Decorah, causing $10,000 in damages.  Neither driver was injured nor ticketed.