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Sioux Center, Iowa — A LeMars man struck a railroad crossing gate on Friday, September 23rd near Sioux Center.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 10:22 am on Friday, 42-year-old Wade Ruden of LeMars was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe eastbound on 420th Street, one mile southwest of Sioux Center. According to the report, Ruden struck a a BNSF Railway crossing gate.
The Tahoe received $700 damage. The railroad crossing gate received $2,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Sioux Center, Iowa — Two vehicles were damaged in an accident in Sioux Center on Sunday, September 25th when they collided at a Sioux Center intersection.
The Sioux Center Police Department reports that at about 7:07 pm on Sunday, 20-year-old Danika Wagenaar of Sunnyside, Washington was driving a 2012 Hyundai Elantra eastbound on 4th Street Southwest in Sioux Center. Nineteen-year-old Jessica Hulley of Boyden was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang southbound on South Main Avenue. According to the report, Wagenaar was turning north onto South Main Avenue, looked to the north but was unable to see southbound traffic due to vehicles parked alongside the road and struck Hulley.
The Hyundai received $4,000 damage; the Ford received $2,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Two vehicles were damaged when they collided at a Sioux Center intersection on Saturday, September 24th in Sioux Center.
According to the Sioux Center Police Department, at about 6:07 pm on Saturday, 19-year-old Claire Garrison of Lorimor, Iowa was driving a 1999 Chrysler sedan northbound on Highway 75 in Sioux Center. Nineteen-year-old Jarod Leloux of Doon was driving a 2005 Ford F-150 southbound on Highway 75. The report states that Garrison attempted to turn left onto 20th Street and collided with Leloux.
The Chrysler received $2,500 damage. The Ford received $3000 damage.
Garrison reported minor injuries but refused further medical treatment.
An Indiana man struck a fire hydrant while texting and driving on Wednesday, September 21st in Sioux Center.
The Sioux Center Police Department reports that at about 3:30 am on the 21st, 21-year-old Gunnar Breymann of Sandpoint, Indiana was driving a 2000 Toyota Camry northbound out of the northwest Wal-Mart parking lot exit. According to the report, Breymann was texting while driving when he lost control of his vehicle. The report continues, that Breymann crossed 16th Street and struck the fire hydrant on the north side of the road.
The Toyota received $500 damage, and they fire hydrant received $1,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Two vehicles were damaged in an accident near the Sioux Center High School on Monday, September 19th in Sioux Center.
The report says that at about 3:30 pm on the 19th, 18-year-old Andrea Verburg of Orange City was driving a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am out of a parking spot on 7th Avenue Northeast in Sioux Center. 17-year-old Mauricio Martin Ramos of Sioux Center was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry northbound on 7th Avenue, going past the High School. According to the Sioux Center Police Department, Verburg started backing out of the parking space and onto the road toward the north and backed into Martin Ramos.
The Pontiac received $1,000 damage. The Toyota received $2,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Hospers, Iowa — A Sheldon woman was injured in an accident at Kelly’s Drive Inn on Thursday, September 22nd in Hospers.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 7:08 pm on Thursday, 89-year-old Priscilla Nelson of Sheldon was driving a 2016 Ford Fusion westbound in the parking lot of Kelly’s Drive Inn and Pizza in Hospers. Fifty-nine-year-old Kelly Lux of Orange City was backing a 2005 Dodge Ram in the parking lot. According to the report, Lux struck Nelson.
The Ford received $2,000 damage.
Nelson reported minor injuries and sought medical attention on her own.
Sheldon, Iowa — A Sheldon man faces multiple charges, one of them a felony, after an altercation at a rural Sheldon home.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, their deputies arrested 25-year-old Shaun Arispe of Sheldon on charges of false imprisonment, second degree robbery, two counts of assault, possession of a controlled substance and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license.
The Sheriff’s Office says the arrest stemmed from an altercation that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 20th, at a home near Sheldon.
Upon further investigation deputies believe that Arispe was involved in a disturbance where he displayed a firearm in a threatening manner and prevented two people from leaving the home for nearly five hours. Deputies believe that during the disturbance, he assaulted the two victims and later took property from their home.
They believe he then allegedly forced the female victim to go with him to his home near Sheldon. They say she was later able to escape unharmed.
The Sheriff’s Office says the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, Sheldon Police Department, Rock Valley Police Department and the Iowa State Patrol assisted them.
Sanborn, Iowa — A Hartley woman was injured after her vehicle side swiped a mobile home near Sanborn on Tuesday, September 20th.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 1:22 pm on Tuesday, 47-year-old Rock Bergeron of Greenville, Michigan was driving a 1993 GMC pulling a mobile home westbound on Highway 18, west of Sanborn. Twenty-seven-year-old Kathleen Halbur of Hartley was driving a 2007 Dodge Durango eastbound on Highway 18. According to the report, Halbur crossed the center line and side swiped the mobile home. Halbur fled the scene of the accident. Halbur’s Durango was located six hours later, abandoned in Sanborn in a grove of trees/field on the edge of town. Halbur was located later.
The Durango received $2,000 damage; the mobile home received $2,000 damage.
Halbur reported minor injuries but did not need medical assistance.
Rock Rapids, Iowa — Two vehicles were damaged in a collision at a Rock Rapids intersection on Wednesday, September 21st.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 8:18 am on Wednesday, 21-year-old Vanessa EekHoff of New Era, Michigan was driving a 2004 Chevy eastbound on S 12th Avenue in Rock Rapids. Fifty-two-year-old Toby Lorenzen was driving a 2002 Ford pickup on South Story Street. According to the report, Eekhoff’s vision was obstructed by the rising sun and she was unable to see the Lorenzen vehicle.
The Chevy received $1,500 damage; the Ford received $500 damage.
No injuries were reported.