(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak say no injuries were reported following two recent, separate accidents. At around 10:45-a.m. Friday (June 9), Officers were called to the area of N. 2nd and E. Maple Streets, for an accident. During their investigation, officers learned an electric, two-wheel scooter operated by 22-year-old Makayla Kirsch, of Villisca, was traveling north on N. 2nd, and approaching the intersection with E. Maple. She attempted to brake and stop for a 2020 Chevy Trax, which was approaching on her right, but the scooter’s brakes failed to operate correctly.

The scooter collided with the driver’s side of the westbound SUV, driven by 23-year-old Cameron Hilligoss, of Atlantic. Red Oak EMS personnel checked Kirsch for injuries, but none were reported. Damage to the Chevy was estimated at $1,500. The scooter sustained about $200 damage. Kirsch was issued a warning for failing to yield the right-of-way.

The second accident in Red Oak happened at around 3-p.m. Saturday. Police say 19-year-old Madison Sickels, of West Des Moines, failed to yield the right-of-way (ROW) as her 2005 Ford Mustang was leaving an alley in the area of 4th Street, between Corning and Joy Streets. The Mustang struck the driver’s side of a 2012 Chevy Traverse SUV, driven by 34-year-old Marissa Ramos-Saldana, of Red Oak, as she was traveling northbound on 4th Street. No injuries were reported.

Both vehicles sustained approximately $3,000 damage. Sickels was cited for Failure to yield the ROW, and failure to show proof of insurance.