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OLIVIA MAN SERIOUSLY HURT IN CRASH

The Renville County Sheriff’s Office was called to a crash on the southern edge of Olivia in Troy Township Monday evening.  Authorities say they received a report at 8:14 pm of a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed followed by a crash.  A preliminary investigation shows a Pontiac driven by 27-year-old Aaron Randgaard of Olivia was westbound on 820th Avenue when it left the roadway, sheared off a power pole and rolled.  Randgaard was taken to Olivia Hospital with serious injuries and was eventually air lifted to St. Cloud.  Authorities say he was not wearing a seatbelt.  Olivia police and fire departments, ambulance, North Air Care and the State Patrol all assisted at the scene.