Hull, Iowa — Three people were injured and two of them were airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital after an accident near Hull on Friday afternoon, April 24th.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, about 4:20 p.m., 25-year-old Keegan Robinson of Le Mars was driving a 2011 Kia Sorento westbound on Highway 18, a mile west of Hull. They report that 36-year-old Christopher Kelderman of Doon was driving a 2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty pickup northbound on Harrison Avenue.
The deputy says Kelderman allegedly failed to stop for the stop sign at Highway 18 and entered the intersection. The vehicles collided and both entered the north ditch and rolled.
The Hull Ambulance took Robinson and a passenger, 19-year-old Jordan Jacobsen of Le Mars to Sioux Center Health. Both were later flown to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD for further treatment of serious injuries, according to the report. It says the Sioux Center Ambulance took Kelderman to Orange City Area Health System for treatment of his injures.
The Robinson Kia sustained about $7,000 in damage. The Kelderman pickup sustained an estimated $28,000 in damage.
The sheriff’s office reports that the Hull Fire Department and personnel from both the Hull Ambulance and Sioux Center Ambulance squads assisted with the response to the accident.
The deputy says alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation.
