Austin woman injured in crash with semi
Jun. 4—A 69-year-old Austin woman was injured Tuesday afternoon after her vehicle and a semi collided on Interstate 90 one mile east of Albert Lea.
Titian Elizabeth Butash was taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin for injuries deemed not life-threatening, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The report stated Butash was driving a 2007 Ford Focus eastbound on I-90 near milepost 158, along with a 2020 Peterbilt semi truck driven by Spencer John Theis, 33, of Belle Plaine, when the two vehicles collided at 3:26 p.m.
Theis was not injured.
Both drivers were wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was not a factor, the report stated.
The Clarks Grove Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance assisted at the scene.
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