Injuries Reported In Weekend Crash At Highway 14 Intersection

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A 12-year-old and two teenaged adults were hurt in a Rochester area crash over the weekend.

Two vehicles were involved in the collision. The State Patrol responded to the crash scene at an intersection east of Rochester shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Six people were occupying the vehicles.

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3 Hurt in Crash at Hwy. 14 Intersection East of Rochester Sunday Afternoon

The crash occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 14 and 50th Ave. SE. A southbound Kia SUV and an eastbound Chevy SUV collided in the intersection, the state crash report says.

40-year-old Thomas Fant Steele of Grand Meadow was identified as the Chevy SUV driver.

One of his passengers, identified as 12-year-old Arya Elizabeth Steele of Grand Meadow, was brought to St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol says. Steele and his two other passengers, which include a 4-year-old boy, were not hurt.

TJ Leverentz. TSM Rochester

19-year-old Payton Lynn Simonson of Eyota was identified as the driver of the Kia. The State Patrol says Simonson and her passenger, identified as 19-year-old Parker Wallace Seaquist, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

They were also taken to St. Mary’s Hospital.

Everyone involved was buckled up and alcohol was not a factor, the state crash report says.

The intersection is controlled by a stoplight. The status of the light at the time of the crash was not disclosed in the crash report.

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

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