Alcohol Involved in Traffic Wreck at Rochester Roundabout
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) -The Minnesota State Patrol says alcohol was involved in a traffic wreck at the roundabout at the intersection of Highway 63 and 75th St north of Rochester.
The State Patrol says a car driven by 22-year-old Miranda Poncelet of Hastings was on Highway 63 waiting to enter the roundabout when it was rear-ended by another vehicle. That vehicle was driven by 47-year-old Heather Jo Pries of Rochester. The State Patrol says she was taken to St. Marys Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The State Patrol report says alcohol was detected in her system. Poncelet also had non-life threatening injuries but was not taken to the hospital.
The wreck happened around 6:00 PM Friday.