Austin Police: Impaired Driver Arrested Following Three-Vehicle Injury Crash
Austin, MN (KROC-AM News)- A crash in Austin Tuesday night sent one driver to the hospital and another motorist to jail.
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That’s according to Austin Police Chief David McKichan. He said officers were called to the crash scene around 8:20 p.m.
Three vehicles were involved in the collision. One of the drivers was seen running a stop sign, McKichan says.
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Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of 4th Ave. and 2nd St. Northwest, which is near the Hormel Historic Home.
McKichan says responding officers encountered a small SUV with the airbag deployed.
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The driver of the SUV, identified by Austin police as 32-year-old Olga Diaz-Monfil of Austin, was transported by ambulance to a hospital with an apparent arm injury.
A car was also involved in the crash. Police identified the driver of that vehicle as 79-year-old Robert Otterson of Austin.
The third motorist told police he was heading east on 4th Ave. when he saw the car driven by Otterson run a stop sign and collided with the driver’s side of the SUV, police say.
McKichan says Otterson was arrested on suspicion of DWI and brought to the Mower County Jail. He says charges are pending a review of the case by the Mower County Attorney’s Office.
The police report does not indicate that Otterson and the other driver were injured.
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