(Union County, Iowa) –  Two women from Creston were injured during a collision Sunday night northwest of Creston. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 44-year-old Jessica Diane Lens was traveling east on 150th Street at around 11:48-p.m., when the vehicle ran a stop sign at the intersection with Highway 25. The pickup struck a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup that was northbound on Highway 25, and driven by 36-year-old Teagan Rae Gordon. Both vehicles came to rest in the northeast ditch. Upon arrival at the scene, Deputies detected the smell of alcohol coming from Lens, who also had bloodshot, watery eyes.

Both drivers were transported to the hospital in Creston before being flown by medical helicopter to hospitals in Des Moines. Authorities say Lens consented to a preliminary breath test, the results of which came in at .140%, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication. The report did not indicate if there were any citations or arrests.

Damage to the vehicles from the collision amounted to $45,000. Both pickups were declared a total loss. A fence, fence post and cast iron pipe on property owned by James Walsh, of Creston, sustained $1,200 worth of damage.