A car slowing down to turn into a rural driveway in Union County was struck from behind, Monday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said the accident happened at around 1:15-p.m. on 110th Street, a county gravel road. A 2004 Ford Mustang driven by 49-year-old Kami Sue Winther, of Greenfield, was slowing to turn, when her car was struck by a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup, driven by 44-year-old Jason Richard Berendes, of Red Oak.

Berendes told authorities he couldn’t see the Mustang because of the gravel dust. Following the collision, the pickup entered the left/south ditch and struck a utility pole, causing it to break. The car entered the same ditch and struck the rear of the pickup.

Damage from the collision amounted to $15,000. Berendes was cited for Failure to Stop in an Assured, Clear Distance. The utility pole, owned by Alliant Energy, was valued at $2,000.