(Red Oak, Iowa) – A Pottawattamie County man was cited following a collision in Red Oak, Thursday. According to Red Oak Police, 59-year-old Robert L. Hutchison, of Council Bluffs, was driving 2026 GMC pickup truck in the left lane of eastbound on Oak Street at around Noon, Thursday, when he realized he was in the wrong lane. When he put his vehicle into reverse, the pickup struck a 2011 Chrysler driven by 19-year-old Emily Stevens, of Red Oak, causing a total of $3,000 damage. Neither driver was hurt, and both vehicles were driven from the scene of the accident, just west of the intersection of Oak and N. Broadway Streets.

Hutchison told police he didn’t see the car because it was in his blind spot. Red Oak Police cited him for Improper Backing and Improper Lane Change.