Ashton, Iowa– A Worthington, MN man and his passenger were taken to a hospital after an accident near Ashton early on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 1:20 a.m., 21-year-old Menkem Mehri of Worthington, MN, was driving a 2011 Toyota southbound on Olive Avenue, a mile east of Ashton. They tell us that he attempted to traverse a right curve to go west on 230th Street, but was traveling too fast. They say he lost control and the car collided with the ditch on the south side of 230th Street.
An ambulance took Mehri and a passenger, 23-year-old Gerrard Uamaj to Osceola Regional Health Center Hospital.
Mehri’s Toyota sustained $13,000 in damages, which totaled the vehicle.
