Middleburg, Iowa — Two Orange City men were taken to hospitals after an accident near Middleburg on Wednesday morning, August 10th.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, about 7:40 a.m., 75-year-old Jacob Oolman of Orange City was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer westbound on 370th Street or B30, about three miles northeast of Sioux Center, or about three-tenths of a mile west of Middleburg. They tell us 72-year-old William Kooiker of Orange City was driving a 2013 Ford F-350 eastbound on 370th Street, and that Kooiker attempted to turn left onto a farm driveway and the two struck.
Oolman was transported by helicopter to Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Kooiker was transported by Hull Ambulance to Sioux Center Health.
The Oolman Blazer sustained approximately $2,000 in damage. Damage to the Kooiker pickup was estimated at $10,000.
Kooiker was cited on a charge of failure to yield right of way while making a left turn. The sheriff’s office says the Sioux Center Ambulance Squad, Sioux Center Fire Department, Sioux Center Police Department, and Hull Ambulance Squad assisted with the response to the accident.
