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No injuries reported following Hwy 169/34 accident in Union County, Monday

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November 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Union County say no injuries were reported following a collision Monday morning, at the intersection of Three Mile Creek Drive & US Highway 169 & US Hwy 34 east.  The collision happened at around 6:14-a.m.  The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2014 GMC pickup driven by 65-year-old Ronald Loren Belden, of Dexter, had stopped at a stop sign for the intersection. He looked, but didn’t see an oncoming, westbound 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 31-year-old Taylor Christian Hunt, of Osceola.

The pickup was struck by the SUV when Belden pulled out into the intersection. Damage from the crash amounted to $10,000. Both vehicles were a total loss. Belden was cited for Failure to Yield to a vehicle on the right.