(Sibley)– Separate accidents earlier this week in Osceola county sent two people to the hospital.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says the first one happened this past Sunday. Authorities say 53-year-old Alan Hoppe of Sibley lost control of a 2013 Ford while traveling southbound on Oriole Avenue about 1/4 mile north of Sibley. The vehicle went into the ditch and rolled at least twice before coming to rest in a field. Hoppe sustained incapacitating injuries and was taken by ambulance to Osceola Regional Health Center. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $15,000.
Authorities say the other mishap took place a little before 4:30 pm Monday. The Sheriff’s Office says a 17-year-old from Sibley was driving a 2011 Ford Edge eastbound on 7th Street in Sibley and 69-year-old Joanne Klaasen of Sibley was driving a 2016 GMC Yukon southbound on 8th Avenue and pulled into the path of the Ford Edge. The 17-year-old driver of that vehicle was taken by ambulance to Osceola Regional Health Center. Klaasen was cited for failure to yield. Damage to the Ford Edge was estimated at $10,000 while the GMC sustained an estimated $3,000 in damage.
