(Creston, IA) – Officials with the Creston Police Department say there were no serious injuries reported following a collision that occurred just before 7:30-p.m. Tuesday, on Highway 34 (the 500 block of W. Taylor St.), in Creston. Authorities say both drivers had been checked-out by my medics and did not require transport to the hospital.

The investigating report said a 2012 Chevy Travers driven by 18-year old Seth Gordon, of Creston, was beginning to turn left off of Highway 34 into a parking lot, when his vehicle was struck from behind by a 2016 Chevy Malibu that was driven by 17-year-old Ryan Reed, of Ellston.

Reed told officers he looked in his side view mirror to change lanes, and when he looked up, all he saw was brake lights, before his car hit the SUV.

Both vehicles sustained disabling damage, with the Malibu’s damage estimated at $15,000. The vehicle was declared a total loss. Damage to the SUV was estimated by police to be approximately $5,000. Creston Police cited Reed for Following too Close.

(Photo from Facebook by Chuck Spindler with the Creston Fire Dept.)