12-05-2025
Head-on collision on I-90 near Albert Lea injures 4
May 11—Alcohol was a factor in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Interstate 90 near Albert Lea that resulted in the injuries of four people, according to authorities.
Christine Jo Bennett, 55, and Stanley Harold Bennett, 63, both of Mountain Lake, were taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea. John Daniel Bennett, 20, of Mountain Lake was taken by ambulance to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, and Nyaroup Jocklaw Jal, 36, of Albert Lea was injured but not treated at a hospital, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The report stated Jal was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on the interstate and Christine Bennett was driving a 2023 Toyota Tundra with her two passengers eastbound when the two vehicles collided head-on at 3:17 p.m. near mile marker 159.
The report stated all occupants were wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was a factor for Jal.
The Albert Lea Police Department, Freeborn County Sheriff's Office, Clarks Grove Fire Department, Albert Lea Fire Department, Mayo Ambulance and Mayo Air assisted at the scene.
