Minnesota
Driver injured in two-vehicle crash on icy roads near Dassel, Minnesota
DASSEL
— One driver was treated for injury after one vehicle rear-ended another on icy roads Wednesday near Dassel.
According to the
Minnesota State Patrol,
a 2015 Ford Explorer and 2014 Ford Taurus were both traveling southbound on Minnesota Highway 15 when the Taurus collided with the rear end of the Explorer near the intersection with
Meeker County
Road 4 in Collinwood Township.
Martha Anne Gaye, 46, of
Darwin,
was the driver of the Ford Explorer. She sought medical treatment in Dassel for non-life-threatening injuries, according to
the State Patrol report.
The driver of the 2014 Ford Taurus, Daniel Lee Wehseler, 18, of
Hutchinson,
was uninjured in the collision.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts and alcohol is not involved, according to the report. Roads were covered in snow and ice at the time of the crash reported at 2:04 p.m. Wednesday.
The
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
and Dassel Fire Department assisted the Minnesota State Patrol at the scene.