(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were injured during a collision Thursday night. Authorities say 32-year-old Corey Lee Mitchell, of Boone, suffered severe injuries and was flown by MercyOne Air to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, while the driver of the other vehicle – a man from Adair County – complained of possible/unknown injuries, but were otherwise okay and was not transported to the hospital. The Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on Cherry Street, at around 8:07-p.m.

Authorities say a 1996 Honda Civic driven by Corey Mitchell, was traveling south on Cherry Street, and for reasons unknown, crossed the center line of the road into the northbound lane. His car struck a northbound 2018 Chevy pickup driven by 77-year-old Gerald S. Holaday, of Greenfield. Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest off the road. Holaday was able to get out of his pickup, but Mitchell was trapped.

The vehicles sustained a total of $23,000 damage.