{"id":60895,"date":"2026-10-25T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=60895"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:18:22","slug":"blooming-grove-highway-13-rollover-injures-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/blooming-grove-highway-13-rollover-injures-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Grove: Highway 13 Rollover Injures Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Blooming Grove: Highway 13 Rollover Injures Driver<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BLOOMING GROVE TOWNSHIP<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Morristown man was injured when his SUV rolled off Highway 13.<\/p>\n<p>The single-vehicle crash happened October 22, 2026, at approximately 9:18 a.m. in Waseca County.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/app.dps.mn.gov\/MSPMedia2\/IncidentDisplay\/56331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota State Patrol<\/a> placed the crash near 440th Avenue in Blooming Grove Township.<\/p>\n<p>The agency identified the vehicle as a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<h2>SUV Entered Ditch and Rolled<\/h2>\n<p>According to the State Patrol, the Hyundai was traveling southbound on Highway 13 before leaving the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle entered a ditch and rolled, the agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators listed the road conditions as dry at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The public summary does not explain why the SUV left the highway.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe the vehicle&#8217;s final position or the damage it sustained.<\/p>\n<p>No other vehicles were listed as involved in the rollover.<\/p>\n<h2>Morristown Driver Taken to Hospital<\/h2>\n<p>Matthew David Rock, 48, of Morristown, was driving the Hyundai Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<p>The State Patrol classified his injuries as non-life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The public report lists North Memorial Hospital as the health care facility.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities did not provide details about his injuries or treatment.<\/p>\n<p>No later medical update appears in the released crash information.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators reported that Rock was wearing his seat belt during the rollover.<\/p>\n<p>The Hyundai&#8217;s airbags deployed, according to the State Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Rock is the only occupant identified in the published report.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60896\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60896\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Blooming Grove: Highway 13 Rollover Injures Driver\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blooming-Grove-Highway-13-Rollover-Injures-Driver.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blooming Grove: Highway 13 Rollover Injures Driver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Alcohol Marked as Suspected<\/h2>\n<p>The State Patrol marked alcohol as suspected in Rock&#8217;s entry.<\/p>\n<p>That notation does not establish intoxication or confirm alcohol contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The published summary includes no chemical test results or reported alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify any criminal charges or traffic citations.<\/p>\n<p>The crash report does not provide a final finding about the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Further investigative records would be needed to establish additional circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2>Emergency Crews Responded<\/h2>\n<p>The Waseca County Sheriff&#8217;s Office assisted with the response, according to the State Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Waterville police and fire personnel were also listed among the responding agencies.<\/p>\n<p>North Memorial Ambulance appeared in the agency&#8217;s list of outside responders.<\/p>\n<p>The report does not describe how the driver was transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>It also gives no information about lane closures or traffic delays.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to Find the Official Crash Report<\/h2>\n<p>The State Patrol assigned incident number 26201833 to the rollover.<\/p>\n<p>Its Mankato district handled the case.<\/p>\n<p>The public entry was last updated Thursday, October 22, at 11:20 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The department marked its published information as believed complete.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.dps.mn.gov\/MSPMedia2\/IncidentDisplay\/56331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Highway 13 incident report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional cases are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.dps.mn.gov\/MSPMedia2\/IncidentSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Patrol incident search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mankato district lists <a href=\"tel:+15073442750\">507-344-2750<\/a> for case information.<\/p>\n<p>Published crash summaries may not include every detail gathered by investigators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew David Rock, 48, of Morristown was injured when his SUV rolled into a ditch on Highway 13 in Waseca County on October 22, 2026, State Patrol says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60896,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[28817,28818,28821,28819,1013,28820,11210,28815,28822,786,28697,28823],"class_list":["post-60895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accidents","tag-blooming-grove-township-crash","tag-highway-13-rollover","tag-hyundai-santa-fe-rollover","tag-matthew-david-rock","tag-minnesota-state-patrol","tag-morristown-minnesota","tag-north-memorial-hospital","tag-october-22-2026-accident","tag-suspected-alcohol-crash","tag-trf-news","tag-waseca-county-accident","tag-waterville-emergency-responders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60895","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=60895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60897,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60895\/revisions\/60897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}