Austin man hurts knee in crash

Published 11:02 am Monday, December 19, 2016

The name of the Austin man injured Friday in a crash in Freeborn County has been released.

Erick Lee, 30, was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin with a possible broken knee. He was later transported to Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. His condition is unknown.

A semi was driving south on Freeborn County Road 26, when it became stuck in the intersection with Freeborn County Road 46 and was struck by a SUV traveling east driven by Lee, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.

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Deputies were dispatched to the crash at 4:05 p.m.

The driver of the semi, Phillip Christopher Wallace, 47, of Ranger, Texas, was not injured in the crash.

He was cited for failing to yield in a right of way.

The SUV was deemed a complete loss.