A Union County teen was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Creston following a rear-end collision Monday afternoon. Officials say 16-year old Paige Parsons, of Creston, was injured, when the 2000 Ford Explorer she was driving was hit from behind by a 1995 Ford Escort. Authorities say the driver of the car, 21-year old Lane Craven, of Gilman, escaped injury during the collision that happened at around 3:45-p.m. near Russell Street and State Highway 25/S. Sumner Avenue.

No citations were issued, but the police report did indicate Craven was following too close, and operating a vehicle in a reckless, erratic, careless, or negligent manner. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,000.