4 people injured in rollover crashes
Published 2:55 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Four people received minor injuries Tuesday morning in separate rollovers on Interstate 35.
Ashley J. Underdahl, 29, of Clarks Grove, Karen Drenth, 48, of Albert Lea, and Rylee Schoon, 2, residence unknown, were transported to the Owatonna hospital after the first crash, at 8:43 a.m. The crash happened near milepost 28, north of Ellendale in Steele County.
Underdahl was listed as the driver and Drenth and Schoon were the passengers, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The report stated Underdahl was driving northbound on I-35 in a 2003 GMC Yukon when she lost control on an icy part of the road and rolled into the median.
The Ellendale Ambulance, Ellendale Fire Department, the Steele County Sheriff’s Office and Gold Cross Ambulance assisted at the scene.
The report stated no alcohol was detected and all three people were wearing their seat belts.
The second crash, at 9:42 a.m., took place south of Albert Lea near milepost 3.
Arlene Freudenberg, 21, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea.
According to the State Patrol, Freudenberg was driving northbound on I-35 in a 1993 Ford Ranger when she reportedly lost control and rolled into the center median.
The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office and Gold Cross Ambulance assisted at the scene.
Freudenberg was reportedly wearing her seat belt. No alcohol was detected.
The crashes were the fourth and fifth injury crashes on Interstate 35 south of Owatonna since Sunday evening.