(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department says no injuries were reported following a crash Wednesday afternoon, at the uncontrolled intersection of Harsh and Mulberry Streets. According to the report, 38-year-old Denise Michelle Squires, of Creston, was driving a 2018 Lexus northbound on Mulberry, at the same time a 2002 Dodge pickup driven by 17-year-old Jesetta D. Miller, of Creston, was traveling west on Harsh Street.

Authorities say Miller told them she was driving at around 30 mph when her pickup collided with the car. Squires told police she saw the pickup “flying” down the road at around 40 to 50 mph, and that she didn’t have time to react.  Both drivers were checked out by medics and cleared. The car was totaled in the crash, with damage estimated at $30,000. The pickup sustained $7,000 damage. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. No citations were issued.

Creston Police report also, an accident happened at around 12:24-p.m. Friday, but no one was hurt. The incident involving a 2003 GMC pickup and a 2020 Honda SUV, occurred at the intersection of Sumner and Russell Streets. An investigation determined the SUV, driven by 70-year-old Sally Ann Ross, of Marshalltown, was stopped facing north in traffic, waiting for other traffic to clear for her to make a left turn. The driver of the pickup, 18-year-old Peyton Wyatt Parrish, of Creston, told police he tried to stop, but was unable to do so in-time. The pickup hit the SUV in the rear.

Damage from the collision amounted to an estimated $5,000.