19-03-2025
Morton, Minnesota, woman seriously injured in UTV crash
Mar. 19---- The driver of a side-by-side utility vehicle suffered serious injuries Tuesday after it overturned on a rural road northwest of Morton.
According to a news release from the
initial investigation showed that Edna Wertish, 75, of Morton, was traveling eastbound on 720th Avenue in a Polaris Ranger when she apparently lost control and entered the ditch, causing the UTV to overturn.
According to the Sheriff's Office, she was the sole occupant, and emergency responders found her conscious and receiving care from bystanders. Wertish was extricated from the vehicle and transported by ambulance to the CentraCare — Redwood Hospital in Redwood Falls before being transferred to a trauma center for treatment of serious injuries.
The accident was reported at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 32000 block of 720th Avenue in Henryville Township.
The Renville County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Morton Fire Department and Medical Response Unit and CentraCare Ambulance — Redwood Falls.
