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Garbage Truck Crash Near Albany Sends One to the Hospital
ALBANY -- One man was taken to the hospital after a crash early this morning (Monday).
The incident happened at about 9:00 a.m at the intersection of County Road 10 and Royal River Road just south of Albany.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Steven Espelien, of Benson, was approaching the intersection when a 2002 West Central garbage truck went through the stop sign.
Espelien swerved to avoid getting hit, left the roadway, went airborne and landed about 30 feet from the road in a field.
Espelien was taken to Paynesville hospital for his injuries.
The driver of the garbage truck, 33-year-old Chad Robertson, of Willmar, was not hurt.
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