(Creston, Iowa) – A 14-year-old female from Creston escaped injury during a single-vehicle accident Friday evening. Creston Police report the teen was driving a 2014 Dodge Durango and pulling into a parking space in front of a Casey’s store on Highway 25 North, in Creston, when she stepped on the gas instead of the brake. The accident happened at around 7:38-p.m.

The SUV struck two concrete barriers outside of the Casey’s building, and sustained heavy front end damage. The barriers and concrete around them were cracked. The damages amounted to $8,700 altogether. No citations were issued.