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2 Forest Lake athletes hit by car
Two runners on the Forest Lake track team were hit by a car along Highway 61 in Forest Lake on Tuesday.
FOREST LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - One of two Forest Lake track athletes suffered what authorities are calling life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Tuesday.
In an update Wednesday afternoon, Minnesota State Patrol identified the victims as Jase Blanchard and Samuel Farinella, both 15.
The boys were running in a group when they attempted to cross Highway 61 at a crosswalk near 202nd Street on Tuesday afternoon, troopers said. However, the boys were hit by a Cadillac driven by an 84-year-old Lindstrom man.
Both runners were airlifted to Regions Hospital after the crash. Troopers say Farinella suffered potentially life-threatening injuries while Blanchard is expected to recover from his injuries.
FOX 9 is not identifying the driver as he has not been charged in the case.