NODINE, Minn. – Two Spring Valley motorists were injured when their vehicle struck a deer on Interstate 90 and ended in a ditch. Charles Darrell Carruth, 74, the driver, and Melanie Kathleen Carruth, 63, suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken 18 miles to a LaCrosse hospital, Winona County deputies said. The accident was about 7:10 p.m. The Carruths were westbound toward Rochester in a 2021 Hyundai Palisade and nearing the crest of Four Mile Grade. They were wearing seatbelts, first-responders said. Airbags deployed.
