CLARA CITY — A Grove City man was injured Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash on a wet road in Chippewa County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol .
According to the crash report, Erwin Thedor Niehaus, 82, was driving westbound on Highway 23 in a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle lost control and went into a ditch at mile post 126 in Rheiderland Township just east of Clara City.
Niehaus suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transferred to CCM Health in Montevideo.
He was wearing his seat belt, the airbag deployed and alcohol was not involved, according to the State Patrol.
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The Clara City Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance and the Montevideo Ambulance also responded to the incident reported at 8:25 a.m. Thursday.
