Five people were hurt in a crash near Sauk Centre on Saturday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they were notified about a crash around 1:00 in the morning at 38712 County Road 186 in Sauk Centre Township. When deputies arrived, they found a pickup in the east ditch. Authorities say that the investigation determined that 41-year-old Tanya Brabo of Sauk Centre had been going north on County Road 186 when she lost control of the truck and left the road. The Sheriff's Office says alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the crash. There were four passengers in the truck: 18-year-old Juan Hernandez-Godinez of Melrose, 21-year-old Carina Hernandez-Godinez of Sauk Centre, 18-year-old Jesenia Galicia of Melrose, and 19-year-old Alondra Aguilar of Sauk Centre. All five people were hurt in the crash and received medical attention at the scene or were taken to local hospitals.
A truck driver suffered serious injuries after he hit two cows in the roadway and then crashed in west-central Minnesota on Sunday. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. on County Road 29 near the intersection of 13th Street Northwest in Lake Andrew Township. The driver, a 22-year-old man from rural Pennock, drove into the ditch after hitting the cows and struck a tree. Authorities say his vehicle then rolled onto its side, pinning him inside the truck. The man was still able to call 911 and was extricated with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
A Rockford man was hurt in a tree-cutting accident on Monday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office got a 911 call just before 12:30 p.m. about a man who had cut himself with a chainsaw. Emergency crews responded to the 14000 block of Fireside Road in Wakefield Township. The location is near Cold Spring. The sheriff's office says 32-year-old Eric Carlson was cutting trees in the ditch when the saw kicked back and cut his right leg. Cold Spring Fire & Rescue was able to apply a tourniquet before Mayo Ambulance transported Carlson to the hospital for treatment.
Another person has drowned on a Crow Wing County Lake over the weekend. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says 29-year-old Cody Kent of Burnsville drowned while swimming on Saturday. The Sheriff's Office says they were called around Noon about a man going underwater while swimming at Little Emily Lake, and that he had not come back up. Witnesses told deputies that Kent had swam out into the lake before disappearing beneath the water. A friend was able to find Kent and bring him back to shore. Kent was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts from first responders. It is the second drowning on Little Emily Lake in the last month. On May 12th, 19-year-old Cameron Walker drowned after the paddle boat he was on with friends capsized. Little Emily Lake is about 11 miles southwest of Crosslake.
A 15-year-old Albany girl was hurt in a crash near Holdingford on Friday afternoon. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a call about a crash at the eastern intersection of County Road 17 and County Road 3 in Holding Township around 5:00 p.m. The Sheriff's Office says a car being driven by 16-year-old Evelyn Zinken of Sartell was going north on County Road 3, came to a complete stop, and proceeded into the intersection. Meanwhile, a car being driven by 26-year-old Morgan Stommes of Albany was going east on County Road 17, approaching the intersection. Authorities say that Stommes indicated she saw Zinken stop at the stop sign and then proceed into the intersection, but that she was unable to stop. A passenger in Zinken's car, 15-year-old Ava Hanson, of Albany, was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The intersection has stop signs for both the northbound and southbound traffic on County Road 3.
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