(Union County, Iowa) – UPDATED 7:50-A.M. – Officials with the Creston Fire Department posted on social media, Monday, that First responders in Creston/Union County had a busy Monday afternoon, including two accidents to which the Creston Fire Department responded. Officials say that a little before 4-p.m., Greater Regional Health Medic 2, Afton Volunteer Fire Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office, and CFD responded to a two-vehicle, personal injury accident at Hwy 34 and Redwood Ave., in Afton. Additional details on that accident are currently not available.

While CFD’s Tanker 4 was returning from the scene, an accident in Creston occurred at W Devoe St and N Sycamore St during which a 2017 GMC Terrain SUV struck a legally parked 2000 Jeep Wrangler, resulting in the GMC turning on its side. The Jeep was pushed into a yard as a result of the collision. The Creston Police Department says the SUV was driven by 38-year-old Thomasina Maria Jackson, of Creston.  Jackson told police she was looking down at her ashtray just before the collision occurred. Bystanders extricated the woman from the vehicle before rescue workers arrived on the scene.

Thomasina Jackson complained of pain, and was transported by her husband to the hospital in Creston, to be checked-out.

Creston FD photo by Chuck Spindler