MSP says alcohol was a factor in two vehicle crash
(Credit: MGN)
(ABC 6 News) – A driver using alcohol allegedly caused a crash on Highway 14 Saturday night.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, it happened around 9:55 p.m. in Olmsted County.
The crash report states 23-year-old Sonny Garcia from Pharr, TX was driving west in a 2010 Ford pick up in the eastbound lanes of Hwy 14, when it went head on with a 2008 Chevy Impala in the left lane.
The driver of the Chevy, 19-year-old Odin Kamel of Kasson, attempted to evade, but both vehicles made contact on the passenger sides.
According to MSP, Garcia was using alcohol and not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Both drivers were taken to Saint Marys Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.