An Albert Lea man who was reportedly driving drunk during a crash that injured another person in November pleaded not guilty Thursday in Freeborn County District Court.

Sar Way, 29, is charged with gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular injury and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

Court documents state Way was charged after an Albert Lea police officer was dispatched to assist with a crash with injuries at about 8:25 p.m. Nov. 25 at the intersection of East Main Street and Elizabeth Avenue.

Upon arriving, Way reportedly offered contradicting information about where he was coming from, initially saying he was coming from work but later stating he was coming from a friend’s house.

Way was reportedly driving a 2008 Honda Pilot the wrong way on East Main Street when he struck a 2016 Honda Accord driven by Kari Roisen of Albert Lea.

Roisen was taken to the hospital with an injury deemed not life-threatening.

A settlement conference is scheduled April 5, and a jury trial is scheduled April 24, if the case has not been settled by then.