Hawarden Man Involved In Injury Accident; Two Airlifted To Regional Hospitals

Brewster, Minnesota — A Hawarden man was involved in an injury accident just north of our area on Highway 60 in Nobles County, Minnesota on Friday, September 16, 2022.

The Minnesota State Patrol reports that at about 12:30 p.m., 20-year-old Edvin Sandoval of St. James, Minnesota was driving a 2010 Saab eastbound on Highway 60 in Brewster. They tell us that 65-year-old Shawn Munns of Hawarden was northbound on County Road 1 in a 2007 Peterbilt semi.

The report says that the car struck the semi as it was crossing the highway.

The Sanford AirMed helicopter took Sandoval to Sanford University Medical Center in Sioux Falls. North Memorial Air Care took a passenger in the Sandoval car to North Memorial Hospital in the twin cities.

Munns reported no injuries.

The road condition was reported as normal and alcohol is not believed to be a factor. The State Patrol tells us the Brewster Fire Department, Heron Lake EMS, the Worthington Fire Department and Worthington Ambulance, and the Nobles County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with the response to the accident.

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