A two vehicle accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Red Oak.  Red Oak Police were called to the accident at the intersection of North 5th Street and East Oak Street at 4:26pm.

Upon officers arrival both vehicles had moved from Oak Street onto N. 5th Street.  27-year-old Kya Rae Torres of Red Oak stated she was driving east on Oak Street in her 2010 Chevrolet Traverse when she handed an item to her daughter and when she looked back forward she didn’t have enough time to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front of her.  That vehicle was a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 17-year-old Felicia Marie Taylor of Red Oak.  No one was reported injured in the accident.

Moderate front end damage was reported to the Chevy and Torres refused a tow and wanted to drive the vehicle home. Taylor was also able to drive the Pontiac home.  Torres was issued a citation for Following Too Closely.