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The Sioux County Sheriffs Office says around 8-am Monday, the accident occurred at the intersection of Garfield Avenue and 350th Street, 6 miles northwest of Sioux Center.
34-year old Henry Wolfswinkel of Hull was driving a 1996 Case International 7210 tractor, pulling a feed wagon northbound on Garfield Avenue. 32-year old Lucio Mejia-Rodriguez of Rock Valley was northbound behind Wolfswinkel, in a 2002 Chevy Suburban.
As the tractor and wagon started to turn right, onto 350th Street, it was struck by the Suburban, which then left the roadway, entering a farmfield, northeast of the intersection
Mejia-Rodriguez was transported to Sioux Center Hospital by Sioux Center Ambulance for treatment of injuries. The Suburban sustained approximately $9000 in damage, and was totalled. The grain wagon received approximately $400 in damages.
Mejia-Rodriguez was cited for Following Too Close and Failure To Have a Valid Drivers License. Also assisting at the scene was the Sioux Center Fire Department..
