ROCHESTER, Minn. – A car and minivan collided on U.S. Highway 52 near the Simpson Road interchange southeast of Rochester, injuring a Lake Elmo driver. A Preston woman driving the other vehicle was unhurt. Lauren Elizabeth Mathaus, 21, of Lake Elmo, was taken to a hospital with less than serious injuries. Unhurt was Cindy Romero Boettcher, 43, of Preston. The collision was about 1:15 p.m. Both vehicles were heading into Rochester on clear roads.
