2-Vehicle Crash with Injuries
On Wednesday afternoon at 4:03, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an injury crash at the intersection of County State Aid Highways 18 and 14 in Ellsworth Township, south of Darwin. Meeker County Deputies, MN State Patrol, Dassel Rescue, Allina Ambulance, and Life Link III all responded to the scene. Deputies learned a mini-van driven by 93-year-old Gloria Ruzicka of Hutchinson was traveling east on CSAH 18 and collided with a pickup truck that was southbound on CSAH 14. The pickup truck was driven by 30-year-old Kyle Johnson of rural Dassel. A passenger in the Ruzicka vehicle, 83-year-old Doris Stubson of Hutchinson, received serious injuries as a result of the crash and was airlifted from the scene to St. Cloud Hospital. Ruzicka also received serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to Hutchinson Hospital and later airlifted to HCMC. Johnson was not injured. The crash is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the cause appears to be the result of a failure to yield right of way.