Police in Red Oak say no citations were issued following an investigation into an accident that occurred late Wednesday evening, because officers were unable to determine which driver’s version of events was correct. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of 4th and Washington Streets at around 8:30-p.m.  After they arrived, they spoke with 39-year old Jacob Lynn Hallock, of Red Oak, whose 2009 Chevy 1500 pickup was parked near the laundry mat in a parking stall. The driver of a 2007 Buick Rendezvous, 39-year old Tracy Anne Burkes, of Red Oak, left the scene after she and Hallock exchanged insurance information, since there were no injuries.

As Police were gathering information at the scene, Burkes showed up and provided them with a statement. She claimed her vehicle was eastbound on Washington Street and made a very wide turn into the laundry mat parking spot. The turn was so wide, she said, she went over into oncoming traffic to make the turn.

Hallock told Red Oak Police that he was traveling east on Washington when Burkes’ SUV came across his lane of travel and was traveling the wrong way down 4th Street. Following the collision, he pulled over into the parking spot. Damage to the vehicles amounted to $7,500.