Rock Valley, Iowa– A Rock Valley teen was taken to the hospital after an accident in Rock Valley on Monday, August 22, 2022.
The Rock Valley Police Department reports that at about 4:05 p.m., 15-year-old Caleb Baker of Rock Valley was driving a 2009 Othe moped northbound on 19th Avenue in central Rock Valley. They tell us that 72-year-old Helen DeKam of Doon was westbound on 14th Street in a 2010 Chevy Equinox.
The report says that Baker stopped for the stop sign, but proceeded not seeing the DeKam vehicle. According to eyewitnesses, DeKam did not appear to be speeding. The officer noted very limited braking by DeKam.
The Rock Valley Ambulance took Baker to Hegg Health Center Hospital, and he was later airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital by Sanford AirMed.
Baker’s Othe moped sustained $300 in damages, which totaled it. DeKam’s Chevy Equinox sustained $2500 in damages.
Baker was charged with failure to obey a stop sign.
