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Boyden, Iowa — A Boyden man lost control of his vehicle and rolled on Friday, November 20th near Boyden.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 9:15 am, 18-year-old Matthew Hansmann of Boyden was driving a 2005 Ford F-250 northbound on Kingbird Avenue, three miles south of Boyden. According to the report, Hansmann lost control of his vehicle, entered the west ditch, and rolled onto its side.
The F-250 received $5,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Primghar, Iowa – An Algona woman rolled her vehicle near Primghar on Saturday, November 21st.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 7:25 am on Saturday, 57-year-old Marilyn Bernardo was driving a 2005 Ford Escape westbound on 390th Street, west of Van Buren Avenue, east of Primghar. According to the report, the roads were completely frozen snow pack form the snow storm on Friday. 390th Street had not been plowed yet, and the Bernardo lost control of her vehicle, slid to the south ditch and struck a warning sign marker indicating a culvert below the roadway. The Ford then went off the side of the culvert and rolled onto the passengers side and came to rest in the stream below the culvert.
The Escape received $8,000 damage.
No injuries were reported
Primghar, Iowa — One person from Primghar was taken to the hospital after an accident in Primghar.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 4:35 PM on Thursday, November 19, 2015, 72-year-old Marjorie Steffens of Primghar was driving a 2015 Ford southbound on North Rerick Avenue, just north of Second Street Northeast. Montana Buck of Primghar was walking westbound just north of Second.
The report says that Steffens was unable to stop and struck Buck.
Buck was taken to the Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital by the hospital staff. The accident occurred in front of the Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital.
Steffens’s Ford sustained an estimated $891 in damages.
Hawarden, Iowa — A Sheldon woman hit a deer near Hawarden on Wednesday, November 18th.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 6:37 am, 23-year-old Alesha Provost of Sheldon was driving a 2008 Ford Escape northbound on Birch Avenue, three miles north of Hawarden. According to the report, Provost struck a deer on the roadway.
The Ford received $4000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Orange City, Iowa — A Council Bluffs woman and a Hospers teen were injured in an accident in Orange City on Saturday, November 14th.
The Orange City Police Department reports that at about 6:11 pm, 16-year-old Trevor Tuller of Hospers was driving a 2008 Chevy Cobalt eastbound on 5th Street Southwest in Orange City, with fourteen-year-old Connor Tuller as a passenger in the vehicle. Twenty-one-year-old Logan Wright of Council Bluffs was driving a 2014 Hyundai Accent northbound on Arizona Avenue Southwest. According to the report, both drivers did not see each other until it was too late and they collided in the intersection.
The Chevy received $7000 damage; the Hyundai received $10,000 damage.
Wright and Connor Tuller were both transported by private vehicles to the Orange City Area Health System for treatment of possible injuries.
Sioux Center, Iowa — A Sioux Center man’s vehicle was damaged after he lost control of it and ended up in a field on Tuesday, November 17th near Sioux Center.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 6:01 am on Tuesday, 23-year-old Rogelio Chavez-Martin of Sioux Center was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastbound on 400th Street, 1 mile east of Sioux Center. According to the report, Chavez-Martin lost control of his vehicle, entered the north ditch and continued into a farm field where the vehicle came to a stop.
The Honda received $3,000 damage.
No injuries were reported.
Chavez‐Martin was cited with charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license and failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle.