Police in Red Oak say no injuries were reported, but an Iowa DOT bridge guardrail/parapet sustained about $1,000 damage when it was struck by a semi tractor-trailer, at around 4:20-a.m. today (Tuesday). Officers located the property damage accident that had just taken place, on the Highway 34 bridge, west of Red Oak. Following an investigation, it was determined that a 1998 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer operated by 59-year-old Sterling Ray Hirrill, of Walnut, was traveling west through the construction zone, when he got too close to the guardrail, and sideswiped it.

The semi, registered to Red Oak Carriers, LLC., sustained about $800 damage. Hirrill was cited by Police for Failure to Provide proof of financial liability (Accident insurance).