A man driving an SUV in Union County, became distracted Saturday afternoon, and collided with a motorcycle. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the accident happened at around 4:35-p.m. at 170th Street and Port Road a little west of Creston. Authorities say a 2011 Jeep Liberty driven by 20-year old Joshua Orin Cox, of Redding, was distracted by the GPS on his phone, and packages falling in the back seat after the SUV hit a bump. Cox failed to see a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by 24-year old Dylan Daniel Meggison, of Creston, that was coming down the hill.

When Cox turned left in front of the cycle, Meggison put his cycle into a skid and hit the front of the Jeep. He suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported by EMS to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. Damage from the accident amounted to $5,000. Deputies cited Cox for Unsafe Turning.