(Creston, Iowa) – Authorities in Creston say no injuries were reported following a collision early today (Tuesday), at the intersection of Townline Road (Hwy 25) and Lincoln Street. The accident happened a little after 8-a.m., as a 2022 Ford F-250 operated by 47-year-old Charles Edmund Baker, of Norwalk, was stopped at the red lights. A 2003 Honda Accord driven by 18-year-old Ruby Esmeralda Torres, of Palmview, TX, an unlicensed driver, approached the intersection.

Police say Torres mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal as she was slowing to a stop behind the pickup. Her car struck the pickup in the rear, causing a total of $3,500 damage. Torres was cited for failure to have a driver’s license.