Traffic & Transit
Minivan Collides With Semi In Dense Fog Thursday
The crash happened in central Minnesota during a fog advisory.
STERNS COUNTY, MN — Dense fog is believed to have been a factor in a collision between a minivan and a semi Thursday morning. Just after 5 a.m. the Stearns County Sheriff's Office received a call of a car crash in Fairhaven Township.
Deputies at the scene found a semi-truck with an empty trailer in the ditch of County Road 7, facing northbound with front-end damage. Also in the ditch was a Dodge Caravan that was struck on its right side with extensive damage.
Devaughn Maranell, 60, of Hutchinson was traveling northbound on County Road 7 in a semi when the driver of the minivan, Matthew McNamara, 43, of Cold Spring was crossing the intersection traveling eastbound on County Road 146.
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The semi struck the van, sending both vehicles into the ditch, authorities said.
McNamara had to be extricated from the van and was transported to the Saint Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance. Maranell was uninjured in the crash.
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