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Woman from Shenandoah injured in a Creston moped accident Sunday evening

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August 13th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A woman from Page County was injured late Sunday evening during an accident in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, a 2015 moped driven by 29-year-old Taylor Dawn Fleming, of Shenandoah, was traveling north on McKinnley Street in Creston, at around 7:45-p.m., when she turned her moped onto Kirby Street, and lost control.

The moped went over a curb and into the yard and driveway before striking a parked 2015 Buick Enclave SUV, registered to a man from Ellston (IA). Emergency Room staff from the Greater Regional Community Hospital in Creston witnessed the crash. Fleming was transported from the scene by ambulance to the hospital.

During an interview with officers, she made statements saying that she had been drinking. Officers requested a blood draw warrant and served it that same night. Charges are pending the results of a lab  report.

Police estimated damage to the moped, registered to a woman from Creston, at $1,000. Damage to the SUV was also estimated to be $1,000.