Crash on Hwy. 14 Results in Injuries for 19-Year-Old Rochester Man

Owatonna, MN (KROC-AM News)- A teen man from Rochester was among two people injured in a crash on Hwy. 14 over the weekend. 

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The State Patrol responded to the scene shortly before 2:00 Sunday afternoon. Two cars were involved in the crash.

The young Rochester man was the only occupant of his vehicle. Two people were in the other vehicle. 

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Two-Vehicle Crash on Hwy. 14 Near Owatonna Sends 19-Year-Old Rochester Man to the Hospital

The crash occurred on Hwy. 14 at the 72nd Ave. overpass, which is about nine miles southwest of Owatonna. 

An eastbound Hyundai car had crossed the center median and entered the westbound lanes where it collided with a westbound Toyota car, the state crash report says. 

19-year-old Christopher Dean Buske of Rochester was driving the Hyundai. The State Patrol says he was brought to Mayo Clinic in Rochester with non-life-threatening injuries. 

22-year-old Charles Gallus Reilly of Mankato was identified as the Toyota driver. The state crash report says he was not hurt. 

24-year-old Kailey Marie Beermann of Tracy, MN was riding with him. She was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the State Patrol. 

Both drivers and the passenger were buckled up and alcohol was not involved in the crash, the state crash report indicates. Road conditions were not a factor. 

The Steele County Sheriff's Office, Waseca County Sheriff's Office, Waseca Police Department, Owatonna Fire Department, Mayo Clinic Ambulance also responded to the two-vehicle crash.