A collision Monday afternoon in Stanton resulted in three people being transported to the hospital. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the crash happened at around 12:10-p.m. near 106 Halland Avenue, in Stanton, when a 2017 Subaru traveling northbound on Halland Avenue and driven by Roxann Osher, of Stanton, slowed to make a right turn into a residential driveway. A 2007 Saturn Aura traveling behind Osher, and driven by Amanda L. Smith, of Red Oak, swerved to go around the Subaru to the right, and struck the right front Osher’s car.

After the vehicles made contact, Smith’s car continued north through the front yard of the residences on the east side of Halland Avenue, striking a driveway and coming to rest after hitting a power pole, which sheared-off. The pole, equipped with a light, struck the windshield of Smith’s Saturn. Smith was removed from her car by rescue personnel and transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for treatment of possible broken bones. Two passengers in her vehicle, Brandon Frazier and Malakai Smith, were transported to MCMH to be checked-out, but were believed to have been uninjured. Osher was not hurt during the incident.

Damage to the vehicles amounted to $9,500. The power pole owned by Southwest Iowa REC, light fixture and transformer, sustained a combined $4,000 damage. An investigation involving chemical testing was being conducted to determine if Smith was under the influence. Authorities say charges will follow, if she was found to have been driving under the influence. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Stanton, and Red Oak Fire and Rescue Departments.