Austin woman, teen injured in crash

Published 9:25 am Monday, January 17, 2022

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An Austin woman and a teen were transported to the hospital Sunday following a crash in Rochester.

According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, Rebecca Lynn Nye, 53, was transported to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester with non-life threatening injuries after the car she was riding in collided with another vehicle while exiting onto southbound Highway 52.

The driver, a 15-year-old female, was transported to Olmsted Medical Center. No information as to the extent of her injuries or where she was from was listed in the report.

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According the report, the 2012 Honda Civic was exiting onto 52 from 41st Street in Rochester, when the driver lost control and collided with a 2015 Ford Explorer driven by Dan Michael Mcfarlane, 64, of Oronoco.

Mcfarlane was not injured.

The state patrol report listed conditions as wet.