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No injuries following an accident in Red Oak, Saturday evening

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April 22nd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak say both drivers were at fault, but no citations were issued, following a collision Saturday evening, during which their were no injuries. Authorities say at around 5:45-p.m., a 2013 Dodge Challenger driven by 46-year-old Michael Shane Sunny Cantrell, of Red Oak, was backing out of a parking area at in the 300 block of Reed Street, when it struck a 2015 Chevy pickup driven by 19-year-old Chase Lee Roeder, of Red Oak. Roeder was also backing out of a parking area, on the east side of Roeder Street at the same time, when the vehicles collided.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $4,500 altogether. Both drivers, police said, were “Starting or backing improperly.”