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Creston man cited following collision Saturday afternoon

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November 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A man from Creston was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device, following an accident Saturday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened at around 2:35-p.m at the intersection of Highway 34 and Iris Avenue.

Authorities say a 1994 Oldsmobile Cutless driven by 39-year old Maria Dukes, of Afton, was traveling east on Highway 34, at the same time a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 50-year old Colton Dunphy, of Creston, was traveling south on Iris Avenue. When Dunphy failed to obey a traffic control device, his pickup hit the car on its left rear side, causing a total of $6,000 damage.

Dukes suffered possible, unknown injuries, and was transported by ambulance the thee Greater Regional Hospital, in Creston.