Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A wrong-way driver was involved in a crash on Hwy. 52 in Rochester on Monday. 

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He was the only person in the wrong-way vehicle and is suspected of driving while impaired. Two vehicles were involved in the crash

The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle that was traveling in the correct direction. The collision was reported shortly before 11 p.m. 

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Monday night’s wrong-way crash occurred in the area of the Hwy. 52/Hwy. 14 East interchange near Apache Mall. 

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State Patrol: Wrong-Way Driver Suspected of Being Under the Influence of Alcohol Caused Hwy. 52 Crash in Rochester

The State Patrol says a Ford SUV was traveling north in the southbound lanes of the freeway when it collided with a southbound Honda SUV, the state crash report says. 

62-year-old Diane Kay Jerome was identified as the Honda driver. The Oronoco woman was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

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Authorities identified 25-year-old David Delos Santos Aparicio of Rochester as the wrong-way driver. He also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was brought to St. Mary’s Hospital for further care. 

Both motorists were buckled up and the State Patrol suspects Santos Aparicio was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, according to the report. 

The Rochester Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance also responded to the wrong-way collision.

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