The crash happened Friday, October 23, 2026, at approximately 5:43 a.m. in Rice County.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota State Patrol<\/a> placed the collision near milepost 74 on southbound I-35.<\/p>\n Only one vehicle was listed in the public crash report.<\/p>\n According to the State Patrol, a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south when it struck a deer.<\/p>\n The collision occurred near milepost 74 in Webster Township.<\/p>\n Investigators recorded dry road conditions at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n The public report does not describe how the deer entered the roadway.<\/p>\n It also does not identify any additional vehicles involved in the incident.<\/p>\n The agency did not provide details about the condition of the deer or damage to the pickup.<\/p>\n The State Patrol identified the driver as Athena Nayelli Negrete, 22, of Lakeville.<\/p>\n Negrete suffered injuries classified as non-life-threatening, according to the report.<\/p>\n The state listed Ridges as her health care facility following the crash.<\/p>\n Authorities did not release a description of her injuries or a later medical update.<\/p>\n Investigators recorded that Negrete was wearing a seat belt.<\/p>\n The Silverado’s airbags did not deploy, according to the incident report.<\/p>\n Alcohol was not suspected as a factor in the collision.<\/p>\n The State Patrol’s report describes the incident as an injury crash involving one vehicle.<\/p>\n No passengers were identified in the released vehicle information.<\/p>\n The report does not name any outside agencies as assisting with the incident.<\/p>\n It does not say how Negrete reached the medical facility.<\/p>\n Authorities also did not report whether the crash affected interstate traffic or required a lane closure.<\/p>\n No traffic citations or criminal charges appear in the published summary.<\/p>\n The available information does not establish any separate driving violation.<\/p>\n The State Patrol assigned incident number 26104495 to the deer collision.<\/p>\n The case was handled through the agency’s Rochester district.<\/p>\n The public entry was last updated at 8 a.m. on October 23.<\/p>\n The State Patrol marked its posted information as believed complete.<\/p>\n Readers can check the official I-35 crash report<\/a> for the released details.<\/p>\n Other incident records are available through the Minnesota State Patrol crash search<\/a>.<\/p>\n For case information, the Rochester district lists 507-923-2040<\/a>.<\/p>\nPickup Struck Deer on Southbound Interstate 35<\/h2>\n
Lakeville Driver Injured<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>State Patrol Releases Limited Crash Details<\/h2>\n
Crash Report and Public Information<\/h2>\n