(Correction to previous report, 12-p.m.)

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports one person was transported to the hospital by a family member, following an accident Monday afternoon in rural Creston. Authorities say 2012 Nissan Rogue SUV driven by 65-year-old Tony Lee Thurston, of Des Moines, was traveling south on Cherry Street Road near Rea Road, at around 1:40-p.m., when the passenger side tires of the car left the road and went onto the shoulder, which was snow covered and slick. Thurston told authorities he panicked and attempted to correct the car’s path to avoid sliding any further, but he over-steered, and the vehicle crossed the center-line before sideswiping a northbound 2002 Buick Century, driven by 77-year-old James Dale Mitchell, of Creston.

Mitchell saw the oncoming SUV and tried, but was unable to avoid the collision. Both drivers initially said they were uninjured, but after Mitchell’s family arrived on the scene, they decided to take him to the hospital in Creston as a precaution, and to be evaluated.

No citations were issued. Damage from the collision amounted to a police-estimated $25,000 altogether.