(Red Oak, Iowa) – An accident in Red Oak Saturday morning caused an estimated $30,000 damage to two vintage vehicles. Red Oak Police say the accident happened at around 8:25-a.m. in the 200 block of E. Coolbaugh Street, when the owner of a 1961 Ford Custom, 81-year-old Jerry L. Stanley, of Red Oak, exited the car near N. 4th Street and E. Coolbaugh. Stanley told Police the put the vehicle into park before he got out, and when he looked back, the car was going backwards.

The vehicle rolled and struck a parked 1955 Chevy Bel Air that was legally parked, and registered to Gary Sortino. There were no injuries. Authorities say it remains undetermined if the Ford was in park, or left in reverse by accident. Bystanders/witnesses said the car was moving backwards, very quickly. Officers noted there may have been a slight down grade on the road, but it was very small.

Jerry Stanley was issued a written warning for Parking without stopping or setting [the] brake.