(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Guthrie County report a man from Polk County was injured Monday evening in Bayard, when he was struck by an SUV while he was putting air in the tires of his SUV. Authorities say 26-year-old Justin Lee Kaltved, of Des Moines, was transported by Panora EMS to the Greene County Hospital following the accident, which happened at around 7:30-p.m., Monday.

According to the sheriff’s report, 28-year-old Rodney James Blackmon, of Bayard, was driving a 1999 Subaru Forester westbound on 2nd Street in Bayard. He told authorities he looked to his left to see kids in the park, and when didn’t see Kaltved until it was too late. Justin Kaltved was in the open doorway of his 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was parked illegally at the end of the driveway to 202 2nd Street, and working to put air in a tire, when he was hit. A report on his condition was not released.

Blackmon told deputies in addition to being distracted, the sun in his eyes also contributed to his not seeing Kaltved. Blackmon was cited for Failure to Stop in an Assured Clear Distance. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,000.