Injury crash reported west of Silver Lake Tuesday morning

A head-on crash on Highway 7 west of Silver Lake narrowed traffic to a single lane Tuesday morning, Jan 22.
The crash occurred just after 10:15 a.m. when the 17-year-old boy driving a 2006 Dodge Charger heading west on Highway 7 lost control of the vehicle on the ice and snow and crashed into an eastbound GMC pickup truck near the highway’s intersection with Kale Avenue in Hale Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The 2013 pickup truck went into the ditch and rolled. The Dodge Charger spun-out on the highway’s shoulder. Its driver was transported to a hospital in Hutchinson. The Minnesota State Patrol did not list information on the driver of the pickup truck, a 47-year-old Chanhassen man. He suffered non-life-threatened injuries.
The crash narrowed traffic on Highway 7 went of Silver Lake to a single lane while ambulance and emergency responders assisted the injured. It was fully reopened by 12:30 p.m.