Corning woman cited following an accident in Red Oak
August 25th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The driver of a Subaru Outback was cited, but no injuries were reported, following a collision Saturday afternoon, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, the 2018 Subaru driven by 80-year-old Evelyn C. Nelson, of Corning, was traveling eastbound on E. Joy Street in Red Oak, at around 3:50-p.m., Saturday, when Nelson failed to yield at the stop sign with the intersection of 8th Street. Her vehicle struck a 2009 Chevy Silverado pickup broadside, as the pickup, driven by 65-year-old Lee Allen Edds, of Red Oak, was traveling north on 8th Street.
Damage from the collision amounted to $3,000 altogether. Both vehicles were driven away from the scene. Red Oak Police cited Nelson for Failure to Yield.

