Lakefield resident hurt in vehicle crash with deer

A Lakefield woman was injured early Monday as a result of a car-vs.-deer crash on Interstate 90.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer operated by Kerry Ellen Schmidt, 50, of Lakefield, was westbound on I-90 when it struck a deer. The incident took place at 6:30 a.m. Monday near the Adrian exit at milepost 26.

Schmidt was transported to Sanford Worthington Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury. The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office and Sanford Worthington Ambulance assisted at the scene.