Rock Valley, Iowa — A Rock Valley man was taken to the hospital after an accident on Tuesday morning, December 13th, 2022.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that just after 9:30 a.m., 28-year-old John Kooyenga of Rock Valley was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger southbound on Elmwood Avenue, four miles south of Rock Valley. They say 33-year-old Anatolii Rykhlo of Antelope, California was driving a 2015 Volvo 730 semi-tractor pulling a cargo trailer westbound on 360th Street.
The report says the two vehicles collided in the intersection.
The Rock Valley Ambulance took Kooyenga to Hegg Health Center.
The Volvo sustained approximately $10,000 in damage; the Ford sustained approximately $5,000 in damage.
Rykhlo was cited on a charge of failure to yield from a stop sign.
The sheriff’s office reports that the Rock Valley Police Department, Rock Valley Ambulance Squad and the Rock Valley Fire Department assisted with the response to the accident.
