(Creston, IA) – No injuries were reported, but a woman was cited, after a car crashed into a house Tuesday afternoon, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 61-year-old Nickie Rae Stovie, of Creston, told investigating officers that she was trying to pull into the parking spot near 505 Maple Street at around 4:05-p.m., but the 2012 Suzuki SX 4 she was driving went over the curb and down a hill before hitting the residence owned by Ronald Beasley, of Creston.

While speaking with Stovie, officers detected an order of a consumed alcoholic beverage coming from her. Stovie initially denied having consumed alcohol, but then changed her story. An empty shooter-style bottle of alcohol was located by police under the front passenger side seat of the vehicle. Police gave Stovie a Standard Field Sobriety Test and Preliminary Breath Test, which registered a Breath Alcohol Content of under .08% (the legal limit for intoxication).

Stovie was cited for Open Container and Failure to Maintain Control. Her vehicle sustained a police-estimated $6,000 damage, and was declared a total loss. The house sustained an estimated $4,000 damage.