WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 17-year-old driver looking down at his cell phone caused a crash on Highway 7 near St. Bonifacius, Minnesota Wednesday night, sending at several people to the hospital, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The crash occurred around 6:25 p.m. near the intersection of Hwy. 7 and County Road 155 in Watertown Township.
The State Patrol said the driver went into oncoming traffic on Hwy. 7 and his pickup sideswiped a tow truck that was hauling another vehicle, knocking it off the tow bed. He then hit a semi.
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3 teens injured in crash on Hwy. 7 near St. Bonifacius
Three teenagers are hospitalized, at least two with life-threatening injuries, after a crash on Highway 7 near St. Bonifacious Minnesota Wednesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver, one of those who was injured, was looking down at his cell phone and swerved into oncoming traffic.
The driver was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center. His condition is unknown. The two passengers in his pickup truck, a 17-year-old Delano boy and a 17-year-old Montrose girl, were also taken to HCMC with life-threatening injuries.
The 44-year-old semi driver and the 27-year-old tow truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.