RED WING,MN : Three crashes on U.S. 61 during the weekend on July, Tuesday 25th 2017

Three separate crashes on U.S. Highway 61 this weekend snarled traffic from Winona to Red Wing.

The first crash occurred at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when a Toyota driven by Diana Santoro, 69, of Rollingstone was southbound on U.S. Highway 61 and making a left turn onto Park Avenue in Winona. A 2011 Chevrolet driven by Mark Bofinger, 24, of Winona was northbound on Highway 61 and attempted to avoid the crash but was struck in the driver's side door by the Toyota. The Chevy entered the ditch, and the Toyota continued onto Parks Avenue, according to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol.

Bofinger was not injured, according to the state patrol report, but Santoro was transported to Winona Health with non-life threatening injuries.


Winona police, the Winona Fire Department and Winona Health Ambulance also responded to the call.

At about 2:17 p.m. Saturday south of Winona, a second crash occurred on Highway 61.

State patrol reported a 2011 Chevrolet driven by James Gull, 55, of La Crosse, Wis., had been stopped at a stop sign on Winona County Road 3 when it pulled forward to make a right turn onto Highway. 61. The Chevy was struck on the driver's side door by a 2008 Dodge driven by Jennifer Muller, 24, of Houston, traveling southbound on Highway 61. The Chevy flipped over onto its side.

Gull was not injured in the crash, but Muller was transported to Winona Health with non-life threatening conditions.

Winona County Sheriff deputies, Dakota First Responders and Tri-County Ambulance also responded to the call.

Finally, at 10:09 a.m. Sunday, a 1998 Jaquar XJ6 driven by Robert Boehmer, 73, of Minneapolis, was southbound on Highway 61 at milepost 98 north of the intersection with Minnesota Highway 19 when the vehicle failed to negotiate a slight right turn, ran off the left side of road and struck the left guardrail, causing it to crossed back over both southbound lanes and collide with a concrete containment wall on a bridge. The vehicle then crossed both lanes again and struck the left containment wall on the bridge over the Cannon River.

Boehmer was transported to Mayo Clinic Hospital - Red Wing with non-life threatening conditions before being transferred to Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Marys Campus in Rochester. Boehmer was listed in fair condition this morning at St. Marys, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Red Wing police and the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office also responded to the call.



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Three crashes on U.S. 61 during the weekend