19-year-old Dies in Highway 14 Rollover in Olmsted County
BY MN CRIME STAFF
A 19-year-old driver died early Saturday morning after he left the roadway and rolled his vehicle on Highway 14 in Olmsted County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The driver was identified as Braden Charles Rahlf, of Rochester. State Patrol records say the crash happened around 5:54 a.m. on Jan. 3 on eastbound U.S. Highway 14 near milepost 206 in Kalmar Township.
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Initial information says Rahlf was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala eastbound when he left the road and the car rolled into the south ditch. The Impala was the only vehicle involved in the crash.
Rahlf was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and troopers say the airbags did not deploy. He suffered fatal injuries at the scene and was not transported to a hospital.
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Authorities reported that road conditions were dry and alcohol was not listed as a factor in the crash.
The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office and the Byron Fire Department assisted at the scene. No further information had been released as of early Saturday afternoon.
