Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon south of Okabena.
Arnold L. Luebben, 79, of Heron Lake; William A. Kaufman, 32, of Heron Lake; and Michelle R. Hewitt, 38, of Spirit Lake, Iowa; suffered various injuries as a result of the collision at the intersection of 380th Avenue and 840th Street two miles south of town. All three were transported by ambulance to Sanford Worthington Medical Center for treatment.
The accident happened around 2:50 p.m. Monday. Dispatched to the scene of the crash were the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the Lakefield and Okabena fire departments abd Lakefield and Heron Lake ambulance personnel. The Minnesota State Patrol also assisted at the scene.
According to results of a sheriff’s office investigation, Luebben’s 1992 Cadillac Eldorado was eastbound on 840th Street, coming up to the intersection of 380th Avenue, at the same time a 1996 Chevrolet pickup driven by Kaufman was proceeding southbound on 380th Avenue, also coming up to the intersection. The two vehicles collided in the intersection.
The Kaufman vehicle came to rest on its roof about 300 feet to the south of the intersection and the Luebben vehicle came to rest in the southeast ditch. Hewitt was a passenger in the pickup.
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