Rochester Woman Injured in Southeast Minnesota Crash

Altura, MN (KROC-AM News)- A crash in southeast Minnesota sent a Rochester woman to the hospital Wednesday morning. 

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She was the only person involved in the single-vehicle accident. Authorities say snow and ice were on the highway. 

The State Patrol responded to the crash in Winona County shortly before 7:15 a.m. 

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Winona County Crash Sends Rochester, MN Woman to the Hospital

The crash occurred along Hwy. 248, which runs northwest of Winona. An SUV traveling east on the two-lane highway struck a guardrail, the state crash report says. 

The State Patrol identified the driver as 35-year-old Erin Marie Kulbertis. Kulbertis was taken to the hospital in Winona with non-life-threatening injuries. 

She was buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the crash, according to the state crash report. 

Winona Area Ambulance, the Winona County Sheriff’s Office and Altura Fire Department also responded to the single-vehicle crash.

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