Hull, Iowa — A Sioux Center woman is dead, and a Doon man is in jail after a collision two miles north of Hull early Friday evening.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, the crash took place shortly before 6:00 Friday evening. They say 69-year-old Lorna Moss, of Sioux Center, was riding a bicycle northbound on Hickory Avenue in the northbound lane, when her bicycle was struck from behind by a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan, driven by 27-year-old Seth De Jong of Doon.
Deputies say Moss was transported by the Hull Ambulance to Sioux Center Health where she was pronounced deceased by the Sioux County Medical Examiner.
The Dodge sustained approximately $7,000 in damage.
Upon further investigation, deputies say they suspected that De Jong was under the influence of alcohol.
According to authorities, De Jong was transported to the Sioux County Jail where he was charged with homicide by vehicle caused by operating while intoxicated and homicide by vehicle caused by reckless driving.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by its Technical Accident Investigator (T.I.), Hull Ambulance, Hull Fire Department, Sioux Center Ambulance, Sioux Center Police Department and Rock Valley Police Department.
The accident remains under investigation.
De Jong’s mug shot courtesy of the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office
