(Creston, Iowa) – Icy roads contributed to four, non-injury accidents in a span of a little more than an hour, today (Friday), in Creston.

According to the Creston Police Department, the first accident happened just before 8-a.m., near the intersection of Prairie and Sumner Streets. Police say a Chevy C-10 pickup driven by 21-year-old Jarryn Ray Stephens, of Lorimor, was stopped at the stop sign on Prairie Street, facing west. A 2007 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 19-year-old Cristian Alejandro Tellez, of Edinburgh, TX, was traveling west on Prairie St towards Sumner. Police say he was traveling too fast for conditions, causing his pickup to slid out of control and into the driver’s side of Stephens’ pickup. No injuries were reported. Damage from the collision amounted to $4,500. Tellez was cited for having no insurance (accident related) and no valid driver’s license.

The second accident in Creston happened at around 8:30-a.m. Friday (today). Authorities say a 2015 Chevy van driven by 73-year-old Sharon Marie Snodgrass, of Creston, was turning onto Adams Street from Cottonwood. During the turn, the van started sliding and went off the road before striking an Alliant Energy-owned utility pole guide wire. The van sustained $1,500 damage.

Just after 9-a.m., a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 51-year-old Jason Allan Lohoff, of Creston, was traveling S. on S. Elm Street and had to yield to a Trolly, which was stopped on the roadway. A 2018 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 36-year-old Devon Mark Anderson, of Creston, crested the hill while traveling southbound. Police say due to the extremely slick roadway, Anderson’s vehicle began to slide toward the other pickup. Anderson tried to take evasive action and was able to steer his truck toward the curb, but the rear bumper collided with the tailgate of Lohoff’s pickup, causing minor damage to both vehicles. The damage was estimated at $3,000 altogether.

And, at around 9:10-a.m., Friday (today), an accident at the intersection of Howard and Cherry Streets, in Creston, caused $5,000 damage, but no one was hurt. Creston Police say a 2010 Ford Taurus SHO driven by 42-year-old Joel Levi Kropf, of Lorimor, was making a right-hand turn onto Howard Street from Cherry, but due to the weather conditions, his car slid into a 2021 Subaru CrossTrek, driven by 44-year-old Aubrey Ray Caplinger, of Creston. The accident happened as Keplinger’s SUV was approaching the intersection.