Woman drives car into ditch Saturday afternoon in Olmsted County; alcohol a factor

Woman drives car into ditch Saturday afternoon in Olmsted County; alcohol a factor

One woman is in the hospital after an alcohol-involved crash Saturday afternoon in Olmsted County.

(ABC 6 News) – One woman is in the hospital after an alcohol-involved crash Saturday afternoon in Olmsted County.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, it happened around 2:58 a.m. in Orion Township.

Taylor Benson, 21 of Zumbrota, was driving north on Highway 52 when she left the road and went into the ditch.

Benson’s passenger, 22-year-old Celina Sheda of Stewartville, suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital.

The MSP crash report states that alcohol was involved in the crash.

The road conditions were dry.

Chatfield Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance, and the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office also assisted at the scene.