(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a passenger in an SUV that struck a pickup Friday afternoon west of Creston, was transported to the hospital in Creston, for treatment of a head injury. Authorities say a 2002 Jeep Liberty driven by 45-year-old Alan Wayne Blazek, of Fontanelle, was southbound on Clover Avenue at around 1:20-p.m., Friday. He noticed a 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup driven by 72-year-old Michael James Wolfe, of Creston, was crossing the intersection with 160th Street. Blazek tried to press on the brakes to avoid hitting the pickup, but was unsuccessful.

The Jeep struck the pickup on the passenger side. A side airbag curtain deployed in the pickup upon impact. A passenger in the Jeep, 48-year-old Velma Blazek, of Fontanelle, was injured and transported to the hospital by ambulance. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says Wolfe failed to yield the right-of-way from the stop sign. Wolfe told authorities he didn’t see the Jeep when it went into the intersection.

Wolfe was issued a citation for failing to yield from a stop sign. Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene. Damages amounted to $3,500.