(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department has issued reports on two separate accidents. At around 3-p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18th, a 2017 Chevy Traverse driven by 36-year-old Colby R. Giza, of Creston, was backing out of a driveway in the 700 block of W. Mills Street. Giza didn’t notice a 2024 Ford Taurus was approaching from the west on W. Mills Street, because a parked car obstructed his vision.

When he finally saw the car, Giza tried to stop, but slid into the road due to the freshly fallen snow. The car, driven by 65-year-old Lynette Hudson, of Creston, couldn’t stop either, because of the road conditions, and collided with the right rear side of the SUV. Neither driver was injured. Damage from the accident amounted to $6,000. No citations were issued.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident this (Friday) afternoon, in Creston. Authorities say a 1998 Ford pickup driven by 17-year-old Zoey Vandevender, of Prescott, was traveling south on Sumner Street at around 1:34-p.m., when her truck started accelerating without her having stepped on the gas pedal. The teen pulled the vehicle off the road into Lucky’s Carwash but was unable to get the pickup stopped before it hit the building.

The pickup sustained $500 damage. The carwash, owned by a company out of Corning, sustained $1,000 damage. No citations were issued.