One driver injured in two-car collision in Clara City, Minnesota

CLARA CITY

— A Boyd man was injured in a two-car collision Thursday evening at the intersection of Minnesota Highways 7 and 23 in Clara City.

According to a

crash report

from the

Minnesota State Patrol,

a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling westbound on Highway 7 as a 2016 Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound on Highway 23 when the vehicles collided at the intersection in

Clara City.

The driver of the Dodge, Charles Douglas Border, 74, of Boyd, suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.

The Hyundai was driven by a 17-year-old juvenile from Willmar, a 16-year-old juvenile from Granite Falls was a passenger. Neither of the juveniles was reported to have any injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol did not name the juveniles in the crash report.

Border was taken to Avera Granite Falls Health Center in Granite Falls by Clara City Ambulance for treatment of his injuries. Also responding to the incident was the Chippewa County Sheriffs Office.

According to the report, road conditions were dry at the time of the crash reported at 8:34 p.m. Thursday, and no alcohol was involved. Neither vehicle’s airbags deployed as a result of the crash. All three people were wearing seat belts.

Levi Jones is the West Central Tribune’s business reporter. After growing up in the Twin Cities, Jones attended Hamline University for journalism and media communications. After graduating in 2020, Jones has worked as a reporter covering anything from sports to politics.