(Creston, Iowa)  – A man on a motorcycle was injured during a collision Thursday afternoon, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 27-year-old Aaron Jeffery Johnson, of Creston, suffered minor injuries during the accident that happened at around 3:45-p.m. on Highway 25 North, at the intersection with New York Avenue.

Police say a 2017 Chevy pickup driven by 66-year-old Kevin White, of Bedford, was stopped facing north at the yellow traffic light, when Johnson, who was riding a northbound 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle, grabbed his front brake. The action caused his motorcycle to slide onto its side before it struck the pickup’s trailer hitch.  White was not injured in the collision.

Johnson was transported to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston by EMS ambulance. Upon being treated and released, he was cited by police for Driving While Revoked and Failure to Stop in an Assured Clear Distance.

Damage to the motorcycle was estimated at $700. The pickup sustained an estimate $5 damage to the trailer hitch.