(Sioux Rapids)– Two people were injured in a single vehicle mishap Monday in southern Clay county.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 80-year-old Doris Pitzen of Storm Lake was northbound on Highway 71 about a quarter of-a-mile north of 435th Street when she fell asleep. The vehicle crossed the center line and struck the west shoulder. Authorities say Pitzen then over-corrected, causing the vehicle to go into the west ditch. It came to rest in a field.
Pitzen and a passenger, Phil Pitzen also of Storm Lake, were taken to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center by Spencer Ambulance with unknown injuries.
Five thousand dollars in damage was estimated to a 2006 Pontiac driven by Doris Pitzen.
The mishap took place around 12:30 p.m.
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