The drivers of vehicles that collided this morning in Creston complained of pain, but were not transported to the hospital. The Creston Police Department reports a 1999 Buick LeSabre driven by 35-year old Madison Marie Steward, of Creston, was traveling west in the right hand lane of Highway 34 at the intersection with Sumner Street. A 2005 Jeep Liberty driven by 35-year old John Kenton Reasoner, also of Creston, was traveling east in the left lane of Highway 34. Both drivers got the green light and began moving into the intersection. Steward told Police she looked down for a minute to put her beverage in a cup holder, and when she looked up, the SUV was about to hit her Buick.

Reasoner told Police he thought he had the green turn arrow, and began to turn left across the intersection. A witness whose vehicle was also traveling west on Highway 34, told authorities they saw the Jeep approaching and stopped so that their vehicles did not collide. Reasoner was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision with the Buick. He was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Left Turn. Damage from the collision, which happened a little after 7-a.m., amounted to $7,000.