{"id":5292,"date":"2025-12-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=5292"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:20:16","slug":"florence-twp-hwy-61-semi-hits-camry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/florence-twp-hwy-61-semi-hits-camry\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Twp: Hwy 61 Semi Hits Camry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Goodhue County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 One person was hurt in a crash on Highway 61 in Florence Township. A semi-truck was on the shoulder when a northbound car struck it. The crash was reported on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<h2>When and where it happened<\/h2>\n<p>The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at 8:36 a.m. on December 22, 2025. The location was near 32093 Highway 61 in Florence Township. Road conditions were listed as snow and ice.<\/p>\n<h2>What troopers say happened<\/h2>\n<p>Troopers say a Freightliner semi tractor was on the northbound shoulder of Highway 61. A Toyota Camry was traveling north on the highway. The two vehicles collided.<\/p>\n<p>The crash report did not list a cause. The report lists the incident as an injury crash. Authorities said the information is believed to be complete.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5293\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5293\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florence-Twp-Hwy-61-Semi-Hits-Camry-300x200.png\" alt=\"Florence Twp: Hwy 61 Semi Hits Camry\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florence-Twp-Hwy-61-Semi-Hits-Camry-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florence-Twp-Hwy-61-Semi-Hits-Camry-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florence-Twp-Hwy-61-Semi-Hits-Camry-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Florence-Twp-Hwy-61-Semi-Hits-Camry.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florence Twp: Hwy 61 Semi Hits Camry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Drivers and injuries<\/h2>\n<p>The semi driver was identified as Rick David Omalley, 53, of River Falls, Wisconsin. Troopers reported he was not injured. The report also lists no alcohol involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The Camry driver was identified as Mitchell Steven Mund, 27, of Lake City, Minnesota. Troopers reported non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org\/locations\/red-wing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing<\/a> for care.<\/p>\n<h2>Seat belt details<\/h2>\n<p>The report lists Mund as wearing a seat belt. The report lists Omalley as not wearing a seat belt. Airbag deployment was listed as unknown for both vehicles.<\/p>\n<h2>Agencies on scene<\/h2>\n<p>Several agencies assisted at the scene. They included the Goodhue County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Red Wing Police. Snow and ice were reported on the roadway during the response.<\/p>\n<h2>Road safety reminder<\/h2>\n<p>Snow and ice can cut stopping distance fast. Slow down and leave more space. Watch for stopped vehicles on shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>For current road conditions, drivers can check <a href=\"https:\/\/511mn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">511MN<\/a>. For winter driving tips, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Department of Public Safety<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<h2>Case information<\/h2>\n<p>This crash is listed under ICR 25105178. Anyone with information can call 507-923-2040. The report was last updated at 2:14 p.m. on December 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goodhue County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 One person was hurt in a crash on Highway 61 in Florence Township. A semi-truck was on the shoulder when a northbound car struck it. The crash was reported on Monday morning. When and where it happened The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at 8:36 a.m. on December 22, 2025.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/florence-twp-hwy-61-semi-hits-camry\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Florence Twp: Hwy 61 Semi Hits Camry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[1791,6355,6354,5904,5909,5905,5906,562,3406,5910,5912,5913,5907,5911,163,5908,5394],"class_list":["post-5292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accidents","tag-accidents","tag-camry","tag-florence","tag-florence-township-crash","tag-freightliner-semi-tractor","tag-goodhue-county-accident","tag-highway-61-crash","tag-hits","tag-hwy","tag-lake-city-mn-crash","tag-mchs-red-wing","tag-minnesota-state-patrol-report","tag-red-wing-injury-crash","tag-river-falls-wi-driver","tag-semi","tag-toyota-camry-crash","tag-twp","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5294,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5292\/revisions\/5294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}