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Two-Vehicle Collision On Hwy 86 South Of Lakefield Sends One Person To The Hospital

August 01, 2024 Steve Schwaller

(Lakefield, Mn.)– A two-vehicle collision Wednesday on Highway 86 south of Lakefield sent one person to the hospital.

The Minnesota State Patrol says 20-year-old Ashlyn Kirchner of Iona, Minnesota was driving a 2009 Chevrolet northbound on Highway 86 and was attempting to turn westbound onto 780th Street, and 20-year-old Victor Villarreal of San Bernardino, California was driving 2019 Nissan Sentra southbound on Highway 86 when the two collided.

A passenger in one of the vehicles, 23-year-old Janae Vargas of Spencer, was taken by ambulance to Lakes Regional Healthcare with non-life threatening injuries.

The collision took place shortly before 4:00 pm.

The Lakefield Police Department and ambulance and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office assisted on the scene.