Rock Valley, Iowa — Two men from the twin cities area were taken to the hospital after a mishap on Monday evening near Rock Valley.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, at about 7:15 p.m., 23-year-old Carlos Aguila of Eagan, Minnesota, was driving a 2017 Kenworth straight truck northbound on Chestnut Avenue eight miles southwest of Rock Valley, when he drove onto the shoulder and lost control of the vehicle, which entered the east ditch and rolled on to its side.
The Rock Valley Ambulance took Aguila and a passenger, 23-year-old Emanuel Bonilla-Hernandez of Bloomington, Minnesota to Hegg Health Center. Their injuries were described as “minor.”
Aguila was cited on a charge of failing to maintain control of a motor vehicle.
The Kenworth sustained approximately $18,000 in damage.
The sheriff’s office tells us the Rock Valley Police Department, Rock Valley Ambulance Squad, and Rock Valley Fire Department assisted them wtih the response to the accident.
