GARRISON — A 59-year-old Isle woman was injured Sunday, Feb. 27, after her vehicle collided with another vehicle as she was entering Highway 18 in Crow Wing County.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash, reported at 9:57 a.m., in Garrison. According to the report, a 2021 Ford Transit Connect was westbound on the highway when a 2005 Chevrolet Impala exited the gas station and the two collided.
The driver of the Chevrolet, Joan Marie Lawniczak, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Mille Lacs Health System hospital. The driver of the Ford, Austin James Loeffelholz, 19, of Wahkon, suffered no reported injuries
The road was dry at the time.
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