Lake City Man Dies from Injuries in Red Wing Chain Reaction Crash
Red Wing, MN (KROC-AM News)- An elderly Lake City man who was severely hurt as the result of a chain-reaction crash in Red Wing has died from his injuries.
86-year-old Harold Berg was initially hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following the three-vehicle wreck on Hwy. 61 at Withers Harbor Dr. on September 27. The State Patrol accident report says Berg was a passenger in a Toyota Prius driven by 83-year-old Margret Berg of Lake City.
The report says a southbound Dodge Dart, driven by 42-year-old Shaunna Maldacker of St. Cloud, collided with a Hyundai Sonata, driven by 29-year-old Savannah Nelson of Kuna, ID, that was also traveling south on Hwy. 61. The Sonata then hit the Prius which was traveling north on 61.
Margret, Nelson and Maldacker all suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The crash report indicates all four people involved in the crash were bucked up. Troopers do not know if Maldacker was under the influence of alcohol.