Partridge Township: Highway 23 Crash Injures Woman
PARTRIDGE TOWNSHIP (trfnews.i234.me) — A Wisconsin woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 23.
The crash happened Thursday, October 22, 2026, at approximately 5:17 p.m. in Pine County.
The Minnesota State Patrol placed the crash near Degerstrom Road in Partridge Township.
The vehicles involved were a 2015 Hyundai Sonata and a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup.
Pickup Turned Across Highway 23
Investigators said the Hyundai was traveling southbound on Highway 23.
The Dodge pickup was traveling northbound before turning west toward Degerstrom Road.
The State Patrol reported that the Dodge turned in front of the Hyundai.
The two vehicles collided near the intersection.
Road conditions were dry when the crash occurred, according to the report.
The public summary does not explain why the drivers’ paths crossed.
It also does not make a final determination about legal responsibility.
Wisconsin Driver Taken to Sandstone Hospital
Jordan Marie Bever, 33, of Slinger, Wisconsin, was driving the Hyundai Sonata.
She suffered injuries the State Patrol classified as non-life-threatening.
The agency listed Essentia Sandstone as her health care facility following the collision.
The public report does not describe her injuries or provide a later medical update.
Investigators recorded Bever as wearing a seat belt.
The Hyundai’s airbags deployed during the collision, according to the State Patrol.
Bruno Pickup Driver Reported Uninjured
Gerald Alan Smith, 77, of Bruno, was driving the Dodge Ram.
The State Patrol reported that Smith was not injured.
He was wearing a seat belt, according to the public incident report.
The Dodge’s airbags did not deploy.
Alcohol was not suspected for either driver in the released information.
No additional occupants or vehicles were identified in the public report.
Ambulance Service Assisted at Scene
Essentia Ambulance was listed as an assisting agency.
The report does not describe the ambulance crew’s specific actions at the scene.
Officials did not provide details about roadway closures or traffic delays.
No traffic citations or criminal charges appear in the published summary.
Those omissions do not establish what later investigative records may contain.
Official Crash Report and Case Information
The State Patrol assigned incident number 26272228 to the collision.
The case was handled through the agency’s Duluth district.
The public report was last updated October 22 at 7:14 p.m.
The agency marked the released incident information as believed complete.
Readers can review the official Highway 23 crash report.
Other published cases are available through the State Patrol incident search.
For case information, the Duluth district lists 218-302-6127.
Drivers can also consult Minnesota 511 for current road conditions.
The publicly released report does not identify a final cause of the crash.
I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.
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