(Creston, Iowa) – A man on a bicycle complained of pain and was transported by ambulance to the hospital, following a collision with a car Monday afternoon, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 75-year-old Helen Waddell, of Creston, was driving a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Birch Street at around 4:24-p.m.  She stopped at the controlled intersection with Irving Street, before proceeding into the intersection, where her SUV was struck by a westbound bicycle, occupied by 54-year-old Charles Balius, of Creston.

Balius suffered suspected serious/incapacitating injuries in the collision, and was transported to the Greater Regional Medical Center by EMS.

The impact caused about $500 damage to the SUV. No citations were issued, but the police report indicated a contributing factor to the accident was Waddell’s failure to yield from a stop sign.