CHARLES CITY – One person was hospitalized Monday morning in Charles City after a Nashua woman with no valid driver’s license was tooling around in her Audi Quattro and collided with a person on a bicycle.
According to police, on August 26, 2024, at 8:45 AM, officers with the Charles City police department were sent to the area of South Illinois and Gilbert Street to investigate a report of a collision. A black 2003 Audi Quattro driven by 58-year-old Cristina Swinton of Nashua was traveling west on Gilbert Street and attempted to make a left hand turn on South Illinois Street when she allegedly struck a person on a bicycle that was legally stopped at a stop sign.
As a result of the collision, one subject that was not named by police was transported to the Floyd County Medical Center for possible injuries.
Estimated property damage is $10,000.
Swinton was cited for not having a valid driver’s license and failure to yield half of the roadway.
Swinton was charged back in April in Chickasaw county for no valid driver’s license and ordered to pay $347.50 in fines and fees. Then, she got the same charge in Bremer county in July and was ordered to pay $347.50.
I have never seen a bicyclist stop at any stop sign in my entire life.
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