(Red Oak, Iowa) – Two people suffered what were described as minor injuries, during a three-vehicle crash Saturday, in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Department, a 2009 Hyundai Sonata passenger car driven by Collin Nathaniel Evans, of Malvern, was traveling north on Broadway Street in Red Oak, and was attempting to turn left onto Oak Street. The car turned into the path of a 2012 GMC Acadia (SUV), driven by Hallie Straw, of Villisca.

The SUV struck the Hyundai broadside on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. The force of the impact caused the car to hit a 2021 Chevy Silverado pickup, driven by Brett Elliot Hosch, of Johnston (IA), as Hosch was waiting at the stop light to turn south onto Broadway. Police say two people in the SUV were transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Damage vehicles was estimated $16,000 altogether ($10,000 to the Sonata [declared a total loss]; $5,000 to the SUV [disabling damage]; and $1,000 (Minor damage) to the pickup truck).

Collin Evans was cited for Failure to Yield upon making a left turn, and for having no valid driver’s license. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Red Oak Rescue, the Red Oak Fire Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Dispatch, and the Montgomery County EMA.