Austin woman injured in one-vehicle accident on Highway 56 in Dodge County early Monday morning

An Austin woman was injured in a one-vehicle, rollover-type accident on Highway 56 in Dodge County early Monday morning.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 1999 Buick LeSabre being driven by 32-year old Kimberly Rose Schmidt of Austin was traveling on Highway 56 at 750th Street in Hayfield Township at approximately 5:49 a.m. Monday morning when her vehicle left the snow and ice-covered roadway and rolled.

Schmidt suffered non-life threatening injuries in the accident, and she was transported to Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin for treatment.  The State Patrol indicated that Schmidt was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the accident, and Hayfield Fire and EMS, along with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office assisted the State Patrol at the accident scene early Monday morning.