No injuries reported following an accident in Red Oak, Friday afternoon
April 28th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man from Red Oak was issued a written warning following a collision Friday afternoon at N. 4th and Nuckols Streets. Red Oak Police say vehicles driven by 33-year-old James Christensen, of Council Bluffs, and 35-year-old Kristopher Friesenhahn, of Red Oak, collided at around 4:25-p.m., after a car driven by Friesenhahn stopped at the intersection traveling east, and proceeded cross the street, believing the intersection was clear. His vision was partially obstructed by a box truck parked just south of the intersection, on 4th Street.
When his 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer entered the intersection, it struck a 2005 GMC pickup driven by Christensen, as the truck was traveling north on 4th. Damage from the collision amounted to $15,000. Red Oak Police issued Friesenhahn a written warning for Failure to Obey a stop sign/yield the right-of-way.