Fatal Car Accident in Austin
www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/news02.txtA crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 90 resulted in the death of an Austin resident and injuries to an Albert Lea man.
According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, Helen L. Moltz, 81, of Austin died at 1:29 p.m. Monday at I-90’s Exit 154, which is the interchange of I-90 and Minnesota Highway 13.
Moltz, driving a 2004 Ford Freestar, stopped at a stop sign at the bottom of the ramp from westbound I-90, seeking to turn onto Highway 13, the report states.
Bryan M. Bartness, 47, of Albert Lea was driving a 1987 Ford dump truck and was traveling in the northbound right lane of four-lane Highway 13, according to reports.
Moltz then proceeded into the intersection and the two vehicles collided. The State Patrol report listed the crash type as a broadside. The intersection is on the northwest outskirts of Albert Lea.
Bartness, according to reports, left the scene with non-life threatening injuries.
Road conditions were listed on the report as dry and hazardous material was not present.
The Albert Lea Police Department and Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
According to a Minnesota State Patrol report, Helen L. Moltz, 81, of Austin died at 1:29 p.m. Monday at I-90’s Exit 154, which is the interchange of I-90 and Minnesota Highway 13.
Moltz, driving a 2004 Ford Freestar, stopped at a stop sign at the bottom of the ramp from westbound I-90, seeking to turn onto Highway 13, the report states.
Bryan M. Bartness, 47, of Albert Lea was driving a 1987 Ford dump truck and was traveling in the northbound right lane of four-lane Highway 13, according to reports.
Moltz then proceeded into the intersection and the two vehicles collided. The State Patrol report listed the crash type as a broadside. The intersection is on the northwest outskirts of Albert Lea.
Bartness, according to reports, left the scene with non-life threatening injuries.
Road conditions were listed on the report as dry and hazardous material was not present.
The Albert Lea Police Department and Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
