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Waseca, MN (KROC-AM News) - An early-morning crash left a Waseca man with severe injuries.

The State Patrol says the head-on collision occurred around 3:25 AM on Highway 13 just north of Waseca. 28-year-old Sebastian Schumacher was headed north when his car collided with a southbound car driven by another Waeca man.

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Schumacher was transported by helicopter to North Memorial Hospital in the Twin Cities with what State Patrol described as life-threatening injuries. The other driver, 35-year-old Eric Nelson, was brought to Rochester for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries at St. Mary's Hospital.

The State Patrol report on the crash indicates its unknown if alcohol was involved but it does state that snow and ice were present on the roadway at the time of the collision.

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