Ireton, Iowa — An Ireton teen and a Hawarden man were taken to the hospital after an accident on Monday morning, December 5th, 2022.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 6:25 a.m., 15-year-old Ellason Popken of Ireton was driving a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta westbound on Highway 10, three miles northwest of Ireton. They tell us that 31-year-old Timothy Clinger of Hawarden was standing outside of his disabled vehicle, a 2004 Ford Mustang. Popken entered the eastbound lane to avoid another vehicle and struck the disabled Ford on the roadway.
Popken and Clinger were both transported to Hawarden Healthcare for treatment of minor injuries.
The Volkswagen sustained about $8,000 in damage. The Ford sustained about $10,000 in damage.
Clinger was cited on a charge of no insurance.
The sheriff’s office says the Ireton Ambulance Squad and Ireton Fire Department assisted with the response to the accident.
