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Sleepy driver sideswipes a pickup in Creston

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March 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A vehicle traveling east on Highway 25 in Creston, Thursday morning (March 28th), sideswiped an unoccupied 2022 Ford Fleet pickup truck, causing a total of $4,000 damage. The Creston Police Department says the accident happened at around 7:15-a.m.  No injuries were reported.

Officials say 26-year-old Michaela Tabitha Ann Gellerman, of Missouri Valley, was driving a 2004 GMC Yukon SUV, when she fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle struck the pickup, which was legally parked in the south lane facing east, with lights flashing, because the operator was working in the area at the time.

The SUV was in the north lane passing the pickup, when the accident occurred. No citations were issued.