Duluth woman injured in I-35 crash near Finlayson Township
A Duluth woman was hospitalized after her RAV4 rolled into the median and was hit in the right lane on northbound I-35 near Finlayson Township.
A Duluth woman was hospitalized after her Toyota RAV4 rolled from the median and was struck on northbound Interstate 35 near milepost 200 in Finlayson Township. The 1:06 a.m. crash on July 13 also injured a 26-year-old Moose Lake man, who was not hospitalized.
The Minnesota State Patrol identified the crash as an injury case involving two vehicles. Its incident listing says the 55-year-old woman was driving a 1999 Toyota RAV4 northbound when it entered the center ditch, rolled while coming out of the center median and came to a stop in the right northbound lane. A 1996 Honda VT1100 motorcycle, also traveling northbound in the right lane, then struck the Toyota.
The woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The motorcycle rider suffered non-life-threatening injuries as well, but did not need hospitalization.
The sequence shows how quickly a single vehicle losing control can turn a roadside problem into a second collision on a high-speed interstate. On I-35, a vehicle that leaves the lane and then comes back into traffic can become an immediate hazard for other drivers, especially in the dark when reaction time is short and the margin for error is thin.
That risk is one reason Minnesota agencies track crashes so closely. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says crash data are used to analyze where, when, why and how fatal and serious-injury crashes happen. MnDOT says its Traffic Safety Unit maintains a crash database and uses that data to identify problem locations and guide safety projects.
Statewide crash totals on MnCrash underscored the scale of the issue. As of the July 15 print date, the public dashboard showed 30,950 crashes in 2026, including 8,876 injury crashes, 12,016 injuries, 170 fatal crashes and 191 fatalities.
Even without life-threatening injuries in this case, the crash on Interstate 35 near Pine County is a reminder that a vehicle in distress can endanger every driver nearby in seconds, especially on a corridor where speeds are high and traffic keeps moving.
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