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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
A suspected drunk driver caused a collision that killed Colton Nelson, 17, Monday night in Sandstone. Nelson's sister and a friend were injured in the crash. Nelson was a senior at East Central and a talented athlete and student. The head-on collision was caused by a suspected drunk driver who had a bottle of vodka in his truck.  The alleged drunk driver, Charles Theodore Hendricks of Sandstone was hospitalized in critical condition. He is charged in Kanabec County with vehicular homicide. The crash is under investigation; check back for updates.
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Monday, January 27, 2014
A school bus driver was swaying with poor balance and smelling of alcohol when Winona County authorities responded to a crash. The bus, with five children on board, had gone off the wrong side of Fern Valley Road near Altura and crashed into trees. Karl A. Herber, 54, of Rollingstone, Minn., was charged with three counts of drunken driving and child endangerment after registering a .09 blood-alcohol level when tested more than two hours after the crash Tuesday afternoon, the Winona County Chief Deputy.