Driver Hurt in Single Vehicle Crash Near Albany

ALBANY (WJON News) -- The driver was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Stearns County.

The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday on County Road 10 near Albany.

Forty-eight-year-old Jamie Bischof of Eden Valley said he was reaching for an item in the vehicle when it left the road, hit the approach of Pioneer View Road, and struck a power pole before coming to a rest in an open field.

Bischof was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

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Xcel Energy was called to replace the badly damaged pole which left power lines hanging low to the ground.

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