Teen Hurt In Two Vehicle Crash In Western Stearns County

SPRING HILL -- A 16-year-old girl was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in western Stearns County.  The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at 4:45 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 14.

Sixteen-year-old Brooke Wuertz of Melrose was driving east on the county road, while 67-year-old Dennis Zimmerman of Paynesville was going south on the highway when the two vehicles collided.

Wuertz was taken to Paynesville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Zimmerman was not hurt.

Troopers say the roads were snow and ice covered.