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SUV struck broadside in Creston, Tuesday – No injuries

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September 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A collision in Creston Tuesday afternoon caused $8,500 damage, but no one was injured, and no citations were issued. Creston Police report a 2014 Ford Explorer driven by 75-year-old Linda S. Castillo, of Creston, was traveling South on Elm Street at around 3:46-p.m. A 2022 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 18-year-old Scotty Robert James Giles, of Afton, was stopped at the intersection of Elm and Howard Street.

Authorities say Giles didn’t see the SUV and when he proceeded through the intersection, his vehicle struck the Explorer broadside.