Sioux Center, Iowa — An Orange City man was transported to a hospital and then to jail after an accident near Sioux Center on Saturday, July 21, 2024.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 2:30 p.m., 62-year-old William Manchester of Orange City was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer westbound on 400th Street about two miles east of Sioux Center, when he lost control of the SUV, which entered the south ditch and rolled, coming to a rest on its top in a creek.
The Sioux Center Ambulance took him to Sioux Center Health.
The Trailblazer sustained approximately $5,000 in damage.
Deputies suspected that Manchester was under the influence of alcohol. Upon release from medical care, Manchester was transported to the Sioux County Jail where he was charged with second offense operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated, failure to provide proof of financial liability (no insurance), failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle, and passing too near a bridge.
The sheriff’s office says the Sioux Center Fire Department, Sioux Center Ambulance Squad, Sioux Center Police Department, and Sioux County Conservation assisted them with the response to the accident and subsequent arrest.
