Harris, Iowa — A motor vehicle accident occurred just outside of Harris on Friday, June 9.
According to the Osceola County Office, at around 9:05am, 41-year-old Kimberly Dawn Oakland, of Ocheyedan, was driving a 2016 Ram 3500 going north on Wilson Ave toward the Minnesota border. 17-year-old Ethan Michael Nelson, from Lake Park, was driving a 2002 Dodge Dakota going south. Nelson stated that he fell asleep, crossed the center line, and collided into Oakland’s vehicle in the northbound lane.
Oakland and a juvenile passenger were taken by the Sibley Ambulance to the Osceola Regional Health Center. Nelson was transported privately to the Spirit Lake Hospital.
Nelson was cited for Failure to Maintain Control of the vehicle.
The Ram and the Dakota both account to $10,000 each in damages.
