NEW ULM WOMAN HURT IN NICOLLET COUNTY CRASH

The state patrol was called to a crash on northbound Highway 169 in Mankato this (Thursday) morning at 7:30.  Authorities say a Honda Accord driven by 32-year-old Samantha Elizondo of New Ulm was northbound, lost control on the snow and ice covered road and crashed into the ditch.  Elizondo was taken to MCHS-Mankato with non-life threatening injuries.  North Mankato and Mankato police and fire department, Nicollet and Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Offices and Mayo ambulance all assisted at the scene.