Barbara Preiner Injured in Rockwood Township, Minnesota Collision on November 10, 2025

A two-vehicle collision occurred on the evening of November 10, 2025, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Wadena County Road 9 in Rockwood Township, Wadena County. According to the incident report, a 2020 GMC Sierra traveling north on Highway 71 collided with a 2007 Hyundai Sonata traveling west on County Road 9. Emergency crews from multiple agencies responded to the scene under dry roadway conditions.

Among the injured was 80-year-old Barbara Jane Preiner of Park Rapids, who was a passenger in the GMC Sierra. She sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Astera Hospital in Wadena for medical care. All involved parties were documented as having no alcohol involvement, and the investigation remains ongoing.