Crash on Slick I-90 Near Rochester Sends Pair of Young Men to the Hospital
A westbound vehicle crashed into the median after the driver lost control on the slick interstate, the state crash report says.
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A crash on Interstate 90 in Olmsted County sent two people to the hospital Wednesday night.
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The State Patrol says snow and ice were on the freeway at the time of the crash. One vehicle was involved in the crash, which occurred shortly before 9 p.m.
2 Illinois Men Injured After Crash on Slick I-90 Southeast of Rochester
The crash occurred a mile east of the I-90/Hwy. 52 interchange. A westbound vehicle crashed into the median after the driver lost control on the slick interstate, the state crash report says.
24-year-old Alfonso I Figuera Marcano of Hanover Park, IL was identified as the driver. The State Patrol identified his passenger as 24-year-old Malvin Antonio Sanchez Mendez of Hanover Park, IL.
Both men were taken to a hospital in Rochester with non-life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol says.
Figuera Marcano and Sanchez Mendez were both buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the crash, according to the state crash report.
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