Orange City, Iowa — An Orange City teen was taken to the hospital after an accident on Monday evening.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, about 10:35 p.m., 16-year-old Jessica Moerman of Orange City, was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Trailblazer eastbound on 430th Street a mile northwest of Orange City, when she reported that she swerved to avoid striking an animal on the roadway and lost control of the vehicle, which entered the south ditch and rolled.
The Orange City Ambulance took Moerman to Orange City Area Health.
Damage to the Chevrolet is estimated at $7,000.
Moerman was cited on a charge of failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle.
The sheriff’s office reports that the Orange City Police Department, Orange City Fire Department, and Orange City Ambulance Squad assisted them with the response to the accident.
