Family gives thanks to local first responders following near-death accident
St. James Plaindealer
On Oct. 2 of last year, members of the St. James Emergency Medical Service, St. James Fire and the Watonwan County Sheriff s Office responded to a head-on collision between a semi and a car.
Dispatcher Emily Bentson received the call that night. I was new in the position of dispatch, and this the first big accident that I was on my own by myself. The 911 call came in and it was the driver of the [truck] and all I could hear was oh my God, hurry, recalls Bentson, a voluntary EMT. I m on the phone [and] you can t do anything but get everyone else going, so that s where it s hard for me.
1 driver dead, another injured in 2-vehicle crash south of New Ulm
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Driver injured in Watonwan County semi crash
Driver injured in Watonwan County semi crash By KEYC Staff | February 25, 2021 at 7:46 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 6:30 AM
FIELDON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KEYC) Crews responded to a one-vehicle semi crash in Watonwan County Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Highway 60 near mile marker 75 in Fieldon Township.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a Freightliner semi-truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 60 when it left the roadway and crashed into the ditch.
The driver is 35-year-old Thomas Van-horsen from Sheldon, Iowa; he suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Madelia Hospital.
State Patrol says Van-horsen was wearing a seat belt and no alcohol was involved.
State Patrol
⢠Responded to a two-vehicle crash with non life-threatening injuries at 8:17 a.m. Feb. 17 on snow and ice on State Highway 60/County Road 5, Butterfield Township, Watonwan County. A 1999 Buick Century driven by Brady D. Portillo, 19, Ormsby, was southbound on County Road 5, crossed Highway 60 and collided with a 2003 Honda Civic driven by Laura J. Sandmeyer, 53, Windom, who was eastbound on Highway 60. Sandmeyer was transported to St. James Hospital. Portillo was not injured. Both drivers wore seat belts. The St. James Fire Department, Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Lake Ambulance assisted.
New Ulm Police
⢠Responded to a two-vehicle crash at 3rd South and Minnesota Street at 5:11 p.m. Feb. 16. A 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander driven by Fidencio Perez-Acosta, 50, Sleepy Eye, was westbound on 3rd South and struck a parked trailer on the 400 block of 3rd South. Perez-Acosta wore a seat belt but had a possible injury, said his right side hurt somew
New details of Le Center murder, arson emerge as suspect appears in court
New details of Le Center murder, arson emerge as suspect appears in court By Meghan Grey | January 26, 2021 at 5:39 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 7:55 AM
LE CENTER, Minn. (KEYC) Hardy Wills-Traxler faced charges of First Degree Arson and Second Degree Murder in Le Sueur County District Court Tuesday afternoon.
Court documents show new details about what happened Sunday morning.
At 7:15 a.m. Sunday, emergency services were dispatched to Hunting Preserve Lane, where a shed fully engulfed in flames was discovered. The blaze was reported by the victim’s brother, Jefferey, who tried to enter the burning shed but was overcome by smoke and flames.
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