Crime & Safety
Passenger, 18, Killed In Crash Near Rochester
Another teen and a 60-year-old were transported to St. Mary's Hospital.
OLMSTED COUNTY, MN — An 18-year-old passenger died Tuesday afternoon in a crash near Rochester. The fatal collision happened in Kalmar Township just before 4:30 p.m.
A 16-year-old was driving a Honda Accord south on County Road 3. The Minnesota State Patrol said the teen was attempting to cross Highway 14 when a Jeep Wrangler, headed eastbound on Highway 14, collided with the Honda at the intersection.
Michael O'Connor Hendrix, a passenger in the Honda, was killed.
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The 16-year-old, whose identity was not released, was transported to St. Mary's Hospital. His condition was released to the public.
The Jeep driver — Scott Alan Gifford, 60, of Byron — was also transported to St. Mary's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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