Sioux County, Iowa — Sioux County authorities investigated a pair of traffic accidents Monday afternoon, each of which sent one person to an area hospital.
The first of the collisions happened during the noon hour Monday at the intersection of 370th Street and Highway 75, a half-mile north of Sioux Center.
According to authorities, 87-year old Dorothy Nibbelink, of Sioux Center, was westbound on 370th Street in a 2010 Dodge Ram pickup, when, deputies say, she failed to yield for the stop sign at Highway 75, colliding with a southbound 2003 Ford pickup pulling a flatbed trailer, driven by 36-year old Patrick Richter of Sioux Center.
Authorities say Nibbelink was transported by the Sioux Center Ambulance to the Sioux Center Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Deputies estimate the damage to Nibbelink’s pickup at about $9-thousand, with an estimated $1-thousand damage to Richter’s trailer.
Nibbelink was reportedly cited for failing to obey a stop sign.
Sioux County deputies were assisted at the scene by the Sioux Center Fire Department, Sioux Center Ambulance, and Sioux Center Police Department.
Later that afternoon, Sioux County deputies were called to investigate the collision of two trucks a mile south of Hospers on Highway 60.
According to authorities, 57-year old James Mace, of Sioux Falls, was northbound on Highway 60 in a 2006 Hino straight truck when he struck the rear of a grain trailer being pulled by a 2000 Freightliner semi-tractor, driven by 58-year old Kendall Roetman of Hospers.
Authorities say Mace was transported to the Orange City Hospital by the Hospers Ambulance for treatment of his injuries.
Deputies estimate damage to the Mace truck at $15-thousand, with an estimated $25-thousand of damage to the Wilson grain trailer.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Hospers Fire Department, Hospers Ambulance, Orange City Ambulance, Iowa State Patrol, and Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement.
Deputies say the crash remains under investigation.
