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Driver in Red Oak swerves to miss a squirrel – hits a parked pickup

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October 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A woman who swerved to miss a squirrel crashed her SUV into a parked pickup truck in Red Oak, Sunday afternoon. According to Red Oak Police, 73-year old Donna Margaret Lewis, of Red Oak, was driving a 2012 Jeep Compass northbound in the 1400 block of N. 6th Street at around 3:55-p.m., when she swerved and lost control of her SUV. The vehicle struck a parked 2015 Chevy Colorado pickup, registered to Norman Edward Thompson.

Lewis was transported by Red Oak EMS to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. She was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. Damage from the collision amounted to $6,000 each.