Two-vehicle crash near Evansville sends one driver to hospital – Alexandria Echo Press

EVANSVILLE – An Elbow Lake woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Evansville on Friday, Oct. 25.

Brianna Lopez, 37, of Elbow Lake, was driving a 2006 Jeep Liberty west on Highway 79, and Josiah Cole, 20, of Duluth, was driving a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 north on Douglas County Road 25 when the vehicles collided at the intersection, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.

Lopez, wearing a seat belt, was taken to Alomere Health Hospital in Alexandria with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the incident report.

Cole, who was also wearing a seat belt, was not injured, according to the State Patrol.

The airbags deployed in both cars.

The crash happened around 7:30 p.m., about three miles west of Evansville. Road conditions were dry.

Responding agencies included Ashby Paramedics, Evansville Fire and First Responders, and North Memorial Ambulance.

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