Accident in Creston Tuesday evening

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March 5th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – No injuries were reported following an accident Tuesday evening, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, a pickup driven by 29-year-old Kelsie Hulett, of Creston, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 5:25-p.m., and was going to make a left turn onto 12 Mile Road, when the pickup was struck on the right rear side by a Chevy Impala, driven by 17-year-old Sidney Staver, of Afton. Both airbags on the Impala deployed during the collision. Damage amounted to a police-estimated $9,000 altogether. Both vehicles were able to be driven away from the scene.

No citations were issued. Authorities noted in their report, Staver followed too closely, and operator inexperience, as being factors in the accident.