Injuries Reported After Benton County Crash On Highway 23

FOLEY (WJON News) -- A driver was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Benton County.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Wednesday, just before 3:30 p.m. on Highway 23 near Foley. A vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy was turning south onto 105th Avenue from southbound Highway 23 when a pickup was going northbound on the highway. They collided in the intersection.

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The 16-year-old boy was taken to CentraCare hospital with unknown injuries. His name and where he is from have not been released.

The driver of the pickup, 31-year-old Tyler Peterson of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, was not hurt.

The Patrol says the road was snow and ice-covered at the time of the crash.

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