Crash at Rochester Area Intersection Sends Two Drivers to Hospital

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A two-vehicle crash east of Rochester sent two people to the hospital Monday afternoon. 

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The State Patrol responded to the collision shortly after 1 p.m. It happened at the intersection of Hwy. 14 and Olmsted County Rd. 11. 

The state crash report says a northbound sedan and eastbound SUV collided in the intersection, which is controlled by a stoplight. 

The car diver is identified as 26-year-old Samuel Craig Rose of Elgin and the SUV was driven by 75-year-old Pamela Mae Littlefield of Chatfield. 

Both drivers were taken from the crash scene to St. Mary’s Hospital with what are being described as non-life-threatening injuries. The report does not indicate which vehicle had a red light at the intersection. 

Rose and Littlefield were buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the two-vehicle collision, the report says. 

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance also responded to the crash.