2 injured in crashes on icy interstates 35, 90

Published 5:14 am Friday, February 25, 2022

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Two people were injured in separate crashes Thursday in Freeborn County on icy portions of Interstate 35 and Interstate 90.

In the first crash, which took place at 3:28 p.m., Dan Joseph Fischer of Saint Paul Park received non-life-threatening injuries after the 2004 Toyota 4 Runner he was driving collided with a 2012 Ford F350 driven by Dylan Lee Howell, 27, of Burrton, Kansas.

The vehicles were both southbound on I-35 when the vehicles made contact and went off the road at 3:28 p.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

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Howell was not injured.

The report stated both men were wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was not a factor.

In the second crash, Dale James Hayward, 27, of Bricelyn was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea by Mayo Ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol report indicated the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit he was driving collided with a guard rail and left the roadway on I-90 near milemarker 158.

The crash occurred at 10:39 p.m.

The report stated Hayward was wearing his seat belt, and alcohol was not a factor.