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No injuries reported following a collision Friday afternoon, in Creston

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October 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports there were no injuries following a collision Friday afternoon at Prairie and Spruce Streets. The accident happened at around 2:20-p.m., when two pickup trucks collided as a 2006 GMC Canyon traveling north on Spruce and driven by a 16-year-old male from Creston, stopped, and then slowly pulled into the intersection. The GMC was struck by a 2007 Chevy Tahoe, driven by 42-year-old Robert Quinn, of Creston, was traveling west on Prairie Street.

The teen driver’s vision of oncoming traffic, police said, was obstructed by numerous parked vehicles lined along Prairie Street, all the way up to the corner of Prairie and Spruce. The teen didn’t see the Chevy pickup until the collision occurred. There were no citations issued. Damage from the accident amounted to $6,000 altogether, according to the Creston Police report.