(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston cited the driver of a small SUV Thursday afternoon, following a collision at the intersection of Highway 25 (Sumner St.) & Highway 34 (Taylor St.).  Officials say a 2019 Cadillac SUV driven by 76-year-old Phyllis Kimball, of Creston, was stopped southbound on Highway 25 at the traffic light, waiting to turn left onto Highway 34 at around 4:35-p.m., when her vehicle was struck from behind. The driver of a 2005 Ford Escape, 25-year-old Christopher Perry, of Creston, told police that accident happened as he was looking down at his phone. No injuries were reported.

Damage from the accident amounted to $3,000. Creston Police cited Perry for Failure to Provide Proof of insurance (accident related).