Children hurt in crash Sunday

Two children were injured in a car accident Sunday, according to the Jamestown Police Department.

Joshua Vetsch, 18, 413 10th Ave. S.E., was driving a 1989 Ford passenger car just before 5:45 p.m. Sunday. Vetsch was traveling east on 10th Street Southeast, in the outside lane.

Erin Zalumskis-Sand, 34, Spiritwood, N.D., was driving a 2008 Pontiac passenger car. She was leaving a restaurant near the intersection of Seventh Avenue S.E. and 10th Street Southeast and turned left.

Vetsch changed lanes after crossing and struck the Pontiac.

Zalumskis-Sand’s passengers, Jarrett Zalumskis, 4, and Sydney Zalumskis, 6, both of Spiritwood, were transported to Jamestown Hospital for injuries. The children were seated in child safety seats.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts, police said.

The Ford sustained $1,800 in damage. The Pontiac sustained $3,000 in damage.

Vetsch was cited for careless driving.

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