An Albany woman was injured when her car slid off the road Dec. 30 just north of Avon.
At approximately 5:17 a.m. Dec. 30, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a crash detection from an Apple device at CR 9 and 360th Street in Avon Township. This location is approximately two miles north of Avon. Dispatch received several subsequent calls of a vehicle in the ditch at the location.
Upon arrival, deputies located a 2022 Chrysler Pacifica in the ditch on the east side of CR 9, across from 360th Street which is a T-intersection. The Pacifica being driven by Margaret Lanneae Lehner, 71, of Albany was traveling eastbound on 360th Street and slid across the intersection into the ditch.
Lehner was wearing her seatbelt and was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital for her injuries. At the time of the crash, there was thick fog and icy road conditions.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Avon Fire/Rescue, Mayo Ambulance and the Stearns County Highway Department.
