Three Rochester Area Teens Injured in Friday Afternoon Crash

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Eyota, MN (KROC-AM News) - Three teenagers were among the four people injured in a crash Friday afternoon in Eyota.

The State Patrol says two vehicles were involved and both were traveling southbound on Highway 42 when they collided just before 5 PM. The drivers were identified as 18-year-old Haley Rieke of Eyota and 53-year-old Kaye Merkel of Plainview. The State Patrol says they were both transported to the Olmsted Medical Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Rieke had two passengers in her car. 18-year-old Alexus Heins and 19-year-old Annicca Macmonegle, who are both from Eyota, were transported by ambulance to St. Mary's hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The State Patrol report on the crash indicates both drivers and the passengers were using seatbelts.

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