MABEL, Minn. — A teen-age Mabel driver was injured in a two-vehicle collision and taken 20 miles to the Decorah hospital. His injuries were described as non-life threatening. His name was denied news reporters by the State Patrol under an archaic state law that allows 17-year-olds to drive but shields them from public accountability when things go wrong. The Patrol confirmed he was in a 2015 Ford Fusion. The other vehicle, a 2014 GMC Sierra, was coming the opposite direction The accident was on wet pavement about 10:55 p.m. This was two miles from Mabel, Unhurt in the pickup were Daniel L. Yoder, 32, of Mabel, the driver, and Jacob A Hershberger, 24, of Harmony. Yoder had been drinking, the Patrol said.
