(Creston, IA) – Authorities say a driver’s examination was being recommended following a collision Thursday night in Creston. According to Creston Police, a Mitsubishi SUV driven by 77-year-old Jean LaVonne Craig, of Afton, struck the rear of a Hyundai SUV driven by 46-year-old Rachel M. Claiser, of Creston, as Claiser was stopped on Highway 34 at around 8-p.m., and waiting to turn left into the parking lot of the Dollar General store, when the accident occurred.

After both women pulled into the parking lot to exchange insurance information, Craig left the scene. After leaving the parking lot, an employee of the Casey’s store in Sumner Avenue in Creston reported to police an older woman coming into and out of the store. They said she seemed disoriented, and said she mentioned having been involved in an accident. When a Creston Police Officer arrived at Casey’s, he saw a car with extensive front-end damage, backing out. He spoke with the driver – Jean Craig – who told him that someone had hit her vehicle. Since she did not appear to be impaired or in need of medical attention, Craig was allowed to leave in her vehicle.

Later, a Union County Sheriff’s Deputy went to a location south of Afton and spoke with Craig, to get her statement and insurance information. Damage to vehicles amounted to a police-estimated $5,000 altogether. No citations were issued.