(Creston, Iowa) – A collision in Creston, Monday afternoon between an SUV and a pickup truck, resulted in the driver of the SUV being transported to the hospital. Creston Police report a 2022 Ford Explorer driven by 80-year-old Joyce Elaine England, of Mount Ayr, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 3:30-p.m., Monday. Near the intersection with Patriotic Parkway, she turned on her left turn signal and crossed the east inside lane and the west inside lane.

A 2007 Dodge RAM 1600 pickup driven by 16-year-old Dylan Robert Hoepker, of Cromwell, was westbound on Highway 34 in the inside lane, when the SUV struck the pickup. England was transported by medics to the helipad at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. She was transferred by helicopter to another medical facility. She was said to have suspected serious/incapacitating injuries. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.

Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000. No citations were issued as of this report.