Willmar man injured in collision with semi Friday

A Willmar man was injured when his car collided with a semi-truck on icy roads Friday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Jan. 27, Dominga Ortiz Cortez, age 19, of Willmar, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on Highway 7. At about 3:03 p.m., near mile post 118, the Equinox collided with an eastbound Volvo semi being driving by Craig Allen Zacher, age 56, of Langdon, North Dakota, which then went into the ditch.

Cortez was transported to the hospital in Willmar with non-life threatening injuries.

Assisting on the scene were the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake Lillian Fire Department and Ambulance.