(Windom, Mn.)– A Lakefield man sustained minor injuries Tuesday night when the pickup he was driving collided with a deer on Highway 86 about a mile south of the junction with Highway 60 in Jackson county.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver, 43-year-old James Denaldo of Lakefield, then lost control of the pickup which went into a ditch and overturned.
Denaldo was taken to the Windom hospital where he was treated for a possible back injury and released.
A 1985 Chevrolet pickup he was driving was totalled.
The mishap took place around 11:00 p.m.
The Minnesota State Patrol was assisted by the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office.
