TRAIN VS SEMI IN LAKE CRYSTAL
The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office was called to a collision between a semi and a train Wednesday at 2:13 pm. Authorities say a Union Pacific train was traveling west with a mix of tanker cars believed to be carrying ethanol and box cars. No cars sustained any damage or leakage. The semi was traveling west on Highway 60 carrying paper products and packing materials, turned onto 200th Street and collided with the train. The driver of the semi, 59-year-old Jerry Lee Budeau of Bismark, North Dakota, said he turned onto 200th street along with other vehicles due to the Highway 60 construction road closure. No one was hurt and the incident remains under investigation with assistance from the state patrol. The Sheriff’s Office reminds you to follow official construction detours because unofficial routes are not designed to handle large volumes of traffic and may lack safety measures.
