Two separate accidents in Union County Monday resulted in one person being transported to the hospital in Creston. Authorities say at around 4:45-p.m., a 2005 Pontiac driven by 45-year old Rodney Taylor, of Corning, was traveling westbound on Highway 34 in Creston, when Taylor apparently blacked out, due to coughing and choking.

His car left the road and went over a curb and grassy area into a parking lot, where it continued at a high rate of speed, and hit another curb on the west side of the parking lot. The vehicle launched into the air and landed on the side of a ditch. Taylor suffered from chest pain and was transported to Greater Regional Hospital in Creston. His vehicle sustained $10,000 damage, and was considered a total loss.

The second accident happened at around 7-p.m., when a vehicle driven by 19-year old Jess Haryle, of Creston, ran into a legally parked 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck. The accident occurred as Haryle was traveling south on Division Street, in Creston. The man told authorities he didn’t see the pickup before running into the back of the vehicle. Damage from the accident amounted to $3,000. Authorities cited Haryle for Striking an unattended vehicle.