Willmar men injured in rollover near Montevideo Friday morning

Two Willmar men were injured when the vehicle they were in rolled over near Montevideo Friday morning.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Dec. 22, Edward Milton Braness, age 46, was driving a 2019 Cadillac westbound on Highway 7. At about 2:09 a.m., near the intersection with 20th Avenue, the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled.

Braness was transported to the hospital in Montevideo with non-life threatening injuries, as was his passenger, Ethan James Thompson, age 19.

Assisting on the scene were the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, and the Montevideo Police and Fire Departments.