(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak say no one was injured during a collision Tuesday morning at N. 4th Street and E. Sunset Avenue. Authorities report a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven  by 63-year-old Judith Hardy, of Red Oak, was traveling south on N. 4th Street and approaching E. Sunset Avenue, at around 9:35-a.m.  A 2020 Ford EcoSport SUV driven by 84-year-old Karen Blue, of Red Oak, was stopped at the intersection yield sign, waiting for Hardy to turn.

When Hardy turned too soon and cut the corner short, her vehicle struck the Ford on the left front side. Both vehicles were driveable afterward. Damage from the collision amounted to a police estimated $4,000 altogether. Red Oak Police cited Hardy for making an improper turn.