On Tuesday, January 6, at 3:41 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Hickory Avenue and 410th Street, one mile east of Sioux Center, IA.
Trevor Engeltjes, age 28, of Everly, IA, was driving a 2006 Ford F-350 pulling a stock trailer northbound on Hickory Avenue. Pieter Westerbeek V, age 17, of Sioux Center, was driving a 2007 Ford F-150 westbound on 410th Street; the two struck in the intersection.
The F-350 and trailer sustained approximately $25,000 in damage. The F-150 sustained an estimated $20,000 in damage.
Westerbeek was transported by the Sioux Center Ambulance to Sioux Center Health for treatment of his injuries.
Engeltjes was cited for failure to yield to a vehicle on the right and operating a vehicle with expired registration.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Sioux Center Fire Department, Sioux Center Ambulance and Sioux Center Police Department.