(Jackson, Mn.)– The last couple of days have been deadly on roads in Jackson county, with the Minnesota State Patrol reporting two fatalities in as many days.
One of those occurred Wednesday on Highway 86 at mile marker 20 in Jackson county. Authorities say 66-year-old Jerry Myers of Fairmont was driving a 2006 Freightline tanker semi when he collided with the rear of a flat rack being pulled by a tractor driven by 77-year-old Rodney Peterson of Lakefield. The impact caused the tractor to roll.
Peterson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The tractor was pulling two flat racks and a hay baler. 15-year-old Joshua Bretzman of Lakefield was riding on the first rack. He was taken to Sanford Hospital in Windom and was transferred by air to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. His injuries were described as non-life threatening.
No injuries were reported to Myers.
Moderate damage was reported to the semi and tanker it was pulling; an Allis Chalmers tractor driven by Peterson was totaled.
The crash took place around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday.
The State Patrol was assisted on the scene by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
The other deadly crash took place around 5:20 p.m. Teusday on Highway 60 near Heron Lake.
The State Patrol says 37-year-old Patricia Kinley of Worthington was driving a 2003 Chrysler van and 82-year-old Ardith Busch of Fulda was driving a 2006 Ford Focus when the two vehicles broadsided each other in the eastbound lane.
Busch and a passenger in her vehicle, 82-year-old Harold Busch of Fulda, were taken to Sanford Hospital in Windom. Harold Busch was pronounced dead a short time later. Ardith Busch was transferred by air to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
No injuries were reported to Kinley and a passenger in her vehicle, 13-year-old Paige Kinley of Worthington.
Both vehicles were totaled.
The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted on the scene by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Heron Lake Fire, Rescue and ambulance; the Okabena Fire Department and the Windom ambulance.
