(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department, Thursday, said no one was injured during a collision that happened Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Union and Elm Streets, in Creston. Authorities say a 2007 KIA Rio driven by 18-year-old Landyn Graham, of Creston, was stopped at the posted intersection, facing east on Union Street. When Graham pulled away from the stop sign and attempted to turn left onto Elm Street, his vehicle struck a 2004 Chevy Avalanche pickup that was traveling north on Elm Street, and was being driven by 52-year-old Terry McKinney, of Creston. The pickup had the right-of-way. The accident happened a little after 3-p.m. Graham told Creston Police that he looked, but didn’t see the approaching pickup. Damage from the collision amounted to $2,000 altogether. No citations were issued.

And, mid-morning, Thursday, vehicles driven by 63-year-old Gregory Weis, of Prescott, and 66-year-old Gary Kauffman, of Lorimor, collided in Creston. The damage amounted to $5,500 altogether, but no one was hurt. Creston Police report a 2024 GMC pickup driven by Gregory Weis, was traveling west on Clark Street at around 10-a.m., Thursday, when the vehicle struck a 2015 Dodge SUV driven by Kauffman. The accident happened the T-intersection of Clark and Division Streets as Weis attempted to turn onto Division Street.

Weis told authorities he looked, but didn’t see Kauffman’s SUV approaching as it was traveling south on Division. No citations were issued.