Unbuckled Rochester-Area Man Hurt in Southern Minnesota Crash

Judson, MN (KROC-AM News)- A crash in south-central Minnesota sent a Rochester area man to the hospital Friday morning.

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The State Patrol responded to the single-vehicle crash around 5:45 a.m. It happened at an intersection in Blue Earth County.

The state crash report indicates a small sedan was traveling westbound on Hwy. 68 when its driver lost control and left the roadway about 10 miles west of Mankato.

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The driver of the car has been identified as 23-year-old Cade Thomas Jakobson of Eyota. He was taken to a hospital in nearby Mankato for treatment of what are being described as non-life-threatening injuries.

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The report indicates he was not buckled up and that alcohol was not involved in the crash. The road was described as dry at the time of the accident.

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