A 21-year-old Brainerd man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash about 1:46 p.m. Saturday.
David Wehrs was injured when the 1995 Saab convertible he was driving was involved in a broadside collision, the State Patrol reported.
The crash, involving two vehicles and three occupants, occurred at the Highway 18 and 25 intersection by Pine Square southeast of Brainerd.
The other driver, Richard Simon, 62, Brainerd, was traveling north on Highway 25 and making a left turn at the intersection. Simon was driving a 2008 Dodge pickup.
Wehrs was traveling south through the intersection with a friend, Kayla Franks, 20, Royalton. Wehrs’ vehicle hit the pickup, the State Patrol reported.
Franks suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Essentia Health’s St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd.
Simon was not reported injured. Both the pickup and the convertible were totaled in the crash.
Wehrs and Franks were both wearing seat belts and their airbags deployed in the crash, the State Patrol reported. Simon also was wearing a seat belt.
Wehrs was taken by air ambulance to North Memorial in Robbinsdale Saturday. He remained in critical condition late Sunday afternoon.
The Brainerd Police Department and Brainerd Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Comments (6)
Add commenthow can the car hit the truck
how can the car hit the truck when the car was t-boned by the truck? the car was hit in the driverside door and the truck has front end damage.
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Yes what they are saying doesnt make sense at all.there is no way possible that the car could have hit that truck.the truck has front end drivers side damage and the car has drivers side damage right at the door.The driver of the truck had to of plowed into him!!!State patrol needs to do a little more investigating if you ask me.In the sense that i dont think its the kids fault at all!!
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There is no statement of fault in the article. That may have yet to be determined. It simply states that the car hit the truck.
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This was a horrible accident. My question is how does a truck hit a car when it is making a left hand turn? I have been at that particular intersection and one cannot make a turn unless the arrow is green, unless one of the drivers were speeding or ran a red light. After having seen the damage to the vehicles it does appear to me that the car hit the truck not the other way around. I do agree the troopers need to complete their investigation to see what exactly happened and until then no one will know. No one can blame the other without knowing all of the facts.
Horrible accident. Please
Horrible accident. Please keep us posted on this young man's condition!
I happen to know that David
I happen to know that David is in Stable condition and has a long road ahead of him. He is going to be in the hospital for at least 6 weeks facing alot of surgeries.