Car crashes into Stewartville sign off Highway 63; one sent to hospital

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(ABC 6 News) – According to Minnesota State Patrol’s crash report, one woman was taken to Mayo Clinic in Rochester following the crash on Highway 63 near Stewartville Friday morning, Dec. 1.

According to the MSP, 81-year-old Joan Marie Deg of Stewartville was driving northbound on Schuman Drive, and collided with 53-year-old Kristine Kay Engstrand of Saint Charles, driving southbound, as Deg made a left turn onto Schuman Drive.

Deg drove a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix, while Engstrand drove a 2021 Subaru Outback.

Footage from the scene appears to show Engstrand’s vehicle, the larger of the two, post-collision with the brick sign near the intersection.

Engstrand was taken to Mayo Clinic with non-lift-threatening injuries, according to the MSP.

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(ABC 6 News) – A car has crashed into a sign in Stewartville visible from Highway 63, according to ABC 6 News at the scene.

Just before 11 a.m., reporter Alex Cotter arrived at the intersection of Highway 63’s southbound lane and Schuman Drive NW, where two cars appear to have run off the road.

One of the vehicles was butted up against the large, brick sign.

The Minnesota State Patrol, Mayo Clinic Ambulance, the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, and fire crews were on scene.

One person was transported by Mayo Clinic Ambulance.

ABC 6 News will update this story as more information is available.