A head-on collision between two vehicles in Rockville sent both drivers to the hospital with serious injuries.
On July 7, 2025, at approximately 5:40 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center was advised of an injury crash near the intersection of Cedar Street and Broadway Street E. in Rockville. Initial reports were of a head-on collision with serious injuries.
Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived and began providing medical care. Both drivers, Axel Lopez-Padilla, 23, of Rockville, and Wayne Hennen, 64, of Clearwater, were transported to the St. Cloud Hospital with serious injuries. Neither party was wearing their seat belt.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Rockville Fire Department, Mayo Ambulance, Waite Park Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
