The Red Oak Police Department responded to a single vehicle accident on Sunday evening. At 5:30 p.m. Officers were called to the intersection of North 4th Street and Joy Street. After investigation it was determined that a 2007 Jeep Compass driven by 26-year-old Alexander Warren Wiechmann of Council Bluffs was traveling northbound on N 4th Street and became distracted and drove off the roadway. The Jeep struck a utility pole owned by Mid-American Energy. Wiechmann was uninjured in the crash.

The Jeep sustained an estimated $5,000 damage and the utility pole sustained $500 damage. Wiechmann was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. More charges could follow pending further investigation.

Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Red Oak Fire Department.