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Accident in Creston – Driver admits he wasn’t paying attention

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December 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

An accident in Creston at around 9:30-a.m. Thursday, happened because a driver wasn’t paying attention. According to Creston Police, 47-year old Brian Edward Nelson, of Blockton, was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, after the 2012 Ford F-150 he was driving went through a red light and struck a car driven by 19-year old Keigan Eugene Armstrong, of Fontanelle. The accident happened at the intersection of Adams and Sumner Streets, in Creston. Damage from the collision amounted to an estimated $1,500. Nelson told Police he had the red light, and “Just was not paying attention.”