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Traffic stop in Creston results in a collision Monday afternoon

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August 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – An attempt by police in Creston to stop a speeding vehicle, resulted in a collision this (Monday) afternoon. According to the Creston Police Department, a 2015 Toyota RAV 4 (SUV) driven by 40-year-old Alberto Alvarez Arronte, of Houston, TX, was traveling west on Townline Avenue at around 12:45-p.m., when the vehicle turned into a Bunn driveway and struck a 2015 Mitsubishi Eclipse, driven by 32-year-old Jordan Leigh Killmon, of Creston, as she was in the driveway after having just dropped-off an employee of the company.

The Toyota had been clocked on radar traveling 80 mph on Osage Street, prior to the collision. Officers were attempting to pull Arronte over for the speeding violation, when he turned into the parking lot. Arronte was cited for speeding. No injuries were reported.

The damage to both vehicles amounted to $1,500 altogether.