Area woman dies in accident

Published 12:00 am Thursday, August 15, 2002

One driver was killed and another escaped injury in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon.

The Mower County Sheriff's Department said Robyne Faye Weis, 25 of rural Rose Creek, died in the accident.

She was the driver of a vehicle that was struck broadside by another passenger vehicle at the intersection of 280th Street and 670th Avenue (County Road 7) about two miles north of Dexter around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Injured in the mishap was the victim's mother, Alliene Haarstad, 54 of rural Dexter, who was a passenger in the vehicle.

The driver of the other vehicle was identified as Jason Micah Brossoit, 20, of rural Dexter. Brossoit escaped injury, but a passenger, Nina Marie Jarrett, 18 of Zumbro Falls, was seriously injured.

Two Mayo One air ambulances responded to the scene and transported Haarstad and Jarrett to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

Cornfields fill three sides of the rural intersection and the Brossoit vehicle faced a yield situation, according to the sheriff's department report. However, no charges have been filed and the Minnesota State Patrol is conducting an investigation.

Early indications were the victim and her mother were ejected from their Ford Escort vehicle and that Jarrett was ejected from Broissoit's Ford Mustang vehicle.

Initial responders to the accident attempted to resuscitate Weis and Mower County Sheriff's Department deputies attempted to revive Weis with the use of their defibrillator equipment.

Funeral details for Weis can be found on Page 2.

Lee Bonorden can be reached at 434-2232 or by e-mail at lee.bonorden@austindailyherald.com