Decorah teenager reaches for her purse, crosses centerline and hits oncoming car

Decorah Police were called to Highway 52 around 4:30 Sunday afternoon to handle a two-vehicle head on colision.

Police say 16-year-old Makinzie Monroe told them she reached down for her purse, but crossed the center line and hit a car driven by 58-year-old Loren Neuzil of Decorah.

The accident caused $5,500 in damages, but no one was injured.  Monroe was issued a ticket for driving left of the center line.