Kirt Schmidt, 46, and James Winnes, 28, killed in wrong-way head-on crash on Interstate 35 in Albert Lea, Minnesota

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/29/2015 - 4:48pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

2 Killed in Head-on Crash Near Iowa Border

The crash happened shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 35 near Albert Lea near the Iowa border. The patrol says 46-year-old Kirt Schmidt of Owatonna was traveling south in the northbound lanes and collided with a car driven by 28-year-old James Winnes, of Albert Lea. Winnes' vehicle was pushed into a semi.
The Minnesota State Patrol says two men were killed when one of them drove the wrong way on an interstate in southern Minnesota. The crash happened shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 35 near Albert Lea near the Iowa border. The patrol says 46-year-old Kirt Schmidt of Owatonna was traveling south in the northbound lanes and collided with a car driven by 28-year-old James Winnes, of Albert Lea. Winnes' vehicle was pushed into a semi. Both Schmidt and Winnes died at the scene of the collision. There were no passengers in their vehicles. The Albert Lea Tribune says the trucker wasn't injured.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Kirt Schmidt
James Winnes
Roadway: 
Interstate 35

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