Wednesday morning a Madelia man was injured in a collision on Highway 169 in Mankato. Eduardo Antonio Torres Benavi, 24, of Madelia, was driving a 2003 Honda Accord northbound on near the Riverfront Drive exit in North Mankato when his vehicle collided with a northbound Peterbilt semi-truck driven by Leroy Robert Hulstein, 79, of Edgerton.
Torres Benavi was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato for treatment of what were termed non-life threatening injuries in the state patrol report. Hulstein was not injured. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.