(Creston, Iowa) – A collision Wednesday afternoon in Creston caused an estimated total of $13,000 damage, but no one was hurt. According to the Creston Police Department, 41-year-old Melvin E. Leathers, of Creston, was driving a 2017 Chevy Tahoe northbound on Sumner Avenue at around 4:30-p.m. He signaled, and was slowing to turn left at the intersection with Russell Street, when his vehicle was hit from behind by a 2022 Chevy pickup truck driven by 62-year-old Jeffery L. McKinney, of Kent (IA).

The Police report said McKinney was not paying attention prior to the collision taking place. The pickup was disabled in the crash and towed away. The Tahoe was driven away from the scene. No citations were issued.