A three vehicle accident in Mills County early Tuesday morning left two people injured according to the Iowa State Patrol.

At 5:44am this morning a 2006 International Semi driven by 26-year-old Richard Dady of Bellevue, NE was traveling east on Highway 34 near the 25 mile-marker while a 1996 Chevy C1500 driven by 66-year-old Dennis Swain of Red Oak was was traveling west. For unknown reasons Swain crossed the center-line and struck Dady’s oncoming semi. That collision caused the semi to cross over to the west bound lanes and struck a 2014 Ford Expedition driven by 36-year-old Adriane Aufdenberg of Red Oak.  The Semi and Ford both came to rest in the north ditch. The Chevy came to rest on the east shoulder of the highway.

Both Swain and Dady were transported the University of Nebraska Medical Center with unknown injuries by Red Oak EMS. Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies and Red Oak Police assisted at the scene.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Creston man on Sunday on drug charges. At 2:00pm Deputies arrested 28-year-old Kyle Duane Hoadley at the Union County Law Enforcement Center for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. No further details were provided.

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest on Monday night of 21-year-old Taran Austin of Clarinda. At 9:40pm Officers arrested Austin in the 300 block of North Birch Street on the charge of Public Intoxication. He was taken to the Union County Jail and held on $300 bond.