Three injured in I-35 crash

Published 8:38 am Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Three people were injured Monday afternoon after a rollover on Interstate 35 one mile north of the Northwood, Iowa, exit.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, Gilbert George Fletcher, 63, of Savage, Carol Lann Fletcher, 63, of Savage, and Kayla Brown, 12, of Shakopee, were transported by Lake Mills Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa, after the crash.

The report states Gilbert Fletcher was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy southbound on I-35, when he passed a semi, caught the inside shoulder of the median, overcorrected and then lost control. The automobile went into the west ditch and rolled.

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Carol Fletcher and Brown were passengers.

The incident reportedly took place at 12:13 p.m. Monday at mile 215 of southbound I-35.

The report states Gilbert Fletcher was cited for failure to maintain control.