Brooklyn Center man seriously injured in crash with semi

By West Central Tribune staff report

April 16, 2023 at 5:47 AM

PAYNESVILLE — A Brooklyn Center man received life-threatening injuries in a car-semi crash on Minnesota Highway 23 Friday afternoon.

Brian Lee Baerwald, 62, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Impala south on Highway 23 near Paynesville, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.

The Impala crossed the center line and collided with a 2019 Volvo tractor traveling north, driven by Nathan Jeffrey Hendrickson, 42, of Cold Spring .

Baerwald was taken to a CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Hendrickson was taken to CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger, Omar Sanchez-Trejo, 30, of St. Cloud, was uninjured.

Both drivers and the passenger were wearing seat belts, according to the State Patrol. Regarding alcohol, it was involved in Baerwald’s case but not in Hendrickson’s.

By West Central Tribune staff report

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Brooklyn Center man seriously injured in crash with semi

A 62-year-old Brooklyn Center man was taken to CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital with life threatening injuries after his car and a semi collided on Minnesota Highway 23 near Paynesville Friday afternoon.