Man injured after car goes off of I-35 and ends up in embankment

Published 8:54 am Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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An Iowa man was injured Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle went off of Interstate 35 near Albert Lea and ended up in a ravine embankment. 

Terry Charles Olson, 72, of Ames, Iowa, was taken by Mayo Ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea for injuries deemed not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. 

The report stated Olson was driving a 2016 Honda Fit southbound on I-35 near milepost 7 when the vehicle left the road, entered the right-side ditch and ended up in the embankment. 

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The road was dry at the time of the crash and alcohol was not a factor. 

The report stated Olson was wearing his seat belt. 

The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office and Albert Lea Fire Department assisted at the scene.