Le Sueur County Sheriff's deputy, teen injured in crash - Southernminn.com
Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dave Struckman and his canine partner, Kane, were injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Le Sueur County roads 161 and 162 in Montgomery Township. Struckman, the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office canine handler and 36-year department veteran, was reportedly traveling west on County Road 161 south of Montgomery when his Ford SUV squad car collided with a northbound Mazda Protege, traveling on... Three passengers included two 18-year-old Montgomery residents, Quinton Sawatzky and Dillan Horejsi, along with 19-year-old Ryan Thompson of New Prague. All occupants of both vehicles were wearing seat belts, according to the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office. Struckman radioed the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Communication Center at 5:47 p. m. Thursday to report the accident. Sheriff Dave Tietz said the accident is under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol, but added it appears the Mazda failed to yield and struck the patrol SUV. Le Sueur County deputies, Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery and Le Center ambulances, Montgomery Fire & Rescue, and the State Patrol responded. Source: www.southernminn.com
