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Rochester Woman Injured In Pine Island Area Crash
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Pine Island, MN (KROC AM News) - An elderly Rochester woman trying to make a U-turn created a big traffic mess near Pine Island Friday.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 83-year-old Patricia Heath was driving on Highway 52 when she started making a U-turn onto the northbound lanes and collided with a semi-truck around 3:30 pm.
MN State Patrol
Heath was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as was the driver of the truck. He was identified as 36-year-old Alishire Mahamad of St Cloud.
The crash affected traffic in that area for a few hours.
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