Afton man escapes injury in a single-vehicle accident Friday night
September 28th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Creston, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Union County say the driver of a pickup truck – who was wearing his seat belt – escaped injury during a single-vehicle accident Friday night. Authorities report 19-year-old Kody Scott Exline, of Afton, was driving a 2005 Dodge Dakota pickup eastbound on REA Road at around 9:10-p.m. They say he was driving too fast and lost control of the vehicle on the S curves, just to the west of Osage Street. The pickup entered the south ditch and came to rest on the driver’s side. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2,000. No citations were reported.

