(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say “operator inexperience” led to an accident Monday afternoon, when a box truck became high-centered on a barrier near a convenience store’s gas pump.

According to the report, at around 11:42-a.m., employees of the Casey’s Store on E. Townline Street told police the left side of a delivery truck turned too sharply and struck a metal barrier. The barrier became stuck under the rear wheel well of the 2024 Ford E-350 box truck, operated by 20-year-old Brenton Vanderpluym, of Creston. The box truck had to be removed from the barrier by a tow truck.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000. The barrier post sustained about $200 damage, according to police. No citations were issued.