Four people injured in 3 separate crashes on lakes area highways Thursday

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A St. Cloud man was injured during a collision with a semi-tractor trailer on Highway 10 in Otter Tail County on Thursday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 17 at 6:07 p.m., a 2016 Toyota Camry, driven by 37-year-old Ruben Dario Almonte Rodriguez of St. Cloud, was attempting to turn east onto Highway 10 from County Road 10 when it collided with a westbound 2014 Kenworth Semi, driven by 40-year-old Dennis Allan Linder of Verndale.

Airbags deployed in Rodriguez’s vehicle and he suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the crash. He was transported to Perham Hospital for treatment.

Linder did not report any injuries at the scene.

In a separate Thursday crash, a Detroit Lakes woman was injured when her 2011 Ford Escape collided with a 2013 Chevy Impala on Highway 10 in Lake Park Township.

The state patrol said the crash occurred at 6:50 p.m. when the vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 10 and 2nd Street.

68-year-old Dorene Fay Kostrzewski of Detroit Lakes suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the crash and was transported to Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes for treatment.

The other driver, 53-year-old Eric Thomas Ruther of Park Rapids, did not report any injuries at the scene.

Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash and officers believe alcohol did not play a factor in the incident.

Also on Thursday, two Pelican Rapids residents were injured in a crash on Highway 59 in Otter Tail County.

According to the state patrol, on Aug. 17 at 8:37 p.m., a 2018 Ford pickup, driven by 39-year-old Ronald Daniel Glanzer of Grygla, Minn., collided with a 2010 Buick Enclave, driven by 57-year-old David Henry Ehlers of Pelican Rapids, at the Highway 59 and County Road 3 intersection.

Ehlers and his passenger, 55-year-old Sarah Lynn Ehlers of Pelican Rapids, both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported hospitals in Fargo and Fergus Falls, respectively.

Both Ehler’s were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.

Law enforcement believes alcohol may have played a role in the incident.