A man who was trying to figure out why his pickup was making strange noises Thursday night, ended up hitting a road sign, and being cited for Careless Driving. Red Oak Police say 58-year old John Richard Mullenix, of Red Oak, was cited for the offense after officers investigated an accident at 8th Street and Chautauqa Drive, where a Yield sign had been struck.

After officers followed-up on information provided by a witness to the incident, they located the suspect vehicle and questioned the driver, identified as Mullenix, who admitted he had been traveling west on Chautauqa, when he leaned down to try and figure out where strange noises in his truck were coming from, and hit the sign. Mullenix said at the time of the accident, he didn’t know what he hit, so he drove away from the scene.

Damage to Mullenix’ 2003 Chevy Silverado pickup was estimated at $200.