Rock Valley Woman Taken To The Hospital After Sheldon Collision

Sheldon, Iowa — A Rock Valley woman was taken to the hospital after her car was rear-ended by another in Sheldon.

According to the Sheldon Police Department, the mishap occurred shortly before noon Wednesday (December 1st), when a 2014 Toyota Corolla, driven by 40-year-old Amanda De Groot of Rock Valley, was southbound on 2nd Avenue (Business 60) and stopped to attempt a left turn into a private driveway. A 2010 Toyota Prius, driven by 51-year-old Troy Sands of Merrill, was also southbound on 2nd Avenue, behind the De Groot car and didn’t stop in time to avoid rear-ending De Groot’s Corolla.

De Groot was transported to the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center by the Sheldon Community Ambulance Team, complaining of head and neck pain, according to the accident report. Sands was not injured.

Damage to the De Groot Toyota Corolla was estimated at $2,000, with an estimated $10 damage listed for Sands’ Prius.

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