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Semi crash injures a driver on Highway 14

semi crash, hwy 14, january 2024, steele county

A crash between two semi-trailers resulted in one driver being injured Saturday morning in Steele County.

The crash happened on Highway 14 near 84th Avenue in Havana Township. The State Patrol reported a Volvo tractor with van trailer crashed into another Volvo tractor with a tanker trailer while both were traveling westbound on Highway 14.

According to the patrol, Robert David See, 50, of Harlan, Iowa received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. He was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.

The other driver, Mekonnen Doyamo, 63, of Andover was not injured. The patrol said Doyamo was wearing a seat belt and no alcohol was involved.

Deputies from Steele and Dodge counties assisted the patrol at the scene.