(Creston, Iowa) – An Audubon County man was not injured, but a grave headstone sustained an estimated $2,000 damage, during an accident Sunday afternoon in Creston. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Department, 88-year-old Raymond Vais, of Exira, was driving through the Calvary Cemetery at around 4-p.m., Sunday, when the accident occurred.

Authorities say Vais was looking at relative graves, and was unaware the row of graves went over to the south fence of the cemetery. He told deputies that he got off the driving paths located in the cemetery and was driving in the grassy area due to not being able to walk very well.

Vais said he tried to get his pickup turned around in the tight area by the fence, and accidentally struck one of the headstones labeled “McManus.” The headstone was knocked-off its concrete base and laid on its side.  A Union County Sheriff’s Deputy said he was unfamiliar with the name on the headstone, and unable to make contact with any family member in reference to the accident.