(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Thursday evening on McKinley Street. Authorities report a 2012 Hyundai Sante Fe SUV driven by 19-year-old Bryan Andrew Jones, of Creston, was traveling south on McKinley Street at around 5:17-p.m., when the vehicle left the road on the right and drove with its passenger side tires in the grass. The SUV then struck City of Creston steel posts located near a driveway. The vehicle re-entered the road and eventually stopped.

When Jones contacted police, authorities say he initially told them the incident was a hit-and-run event, with a black SUV hitting his vehicle. During an investigation, however, Creston Police determined there was no other vehicle, and that Jones’ SUV had left the roadway under his control. There were visible tire tracks in the grass before the accident scene, and freshly moved dirt around the posts that were hit. Both posts had scratched and paint transfer on them that was consistent with the damage on the blue SUV Jones was driving.

The vehicle sustained $2,000 damage. No citations were issued. The Police report stated Jones “Failed to keep in [the] proper lane” (Failure to Maintain Control), and “Operator inexperience” was a factor in the accident.