Frazee man injured in two-vehicle crash in Hawley Thursday morning

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A Frazee man was injured during a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10 in Hawley on Thursday morning.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on July 27 at 8:57 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a two-vehicle crash with possible injuries at the intersection of Highway 10 and County Road 31 in Hawley.

A preliminary crash report indicates that a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 42-year-old Matt Dahmen Nelson of Fargo, was stopped at the intersection traffic signal while eastbound on Highway 10 when it was rearended by a 2006 Honda Pilot, driven by 33-year-old Douglas William Collins of Frazee.

Airbags deployed in Collins’ vehicle and he was transported to Sanford Hospital in Fargo with non-life-threatening injuries.

Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision and law believes alcohol did not play a factor in the crash.