St Cloud, MN (July 3, 2026) – One person was injured on Thursday afternoon, July 2, after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 15 in St. Cloud.
The crash happened at 3:12 p.m. on northbound Highway 15 at mile marker 150. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Ford Transit van, a Subaru Forester, and a Mazda CX-70 were all traveling north when they collided.
The Subaru driver, 49-year-old Jill Diane Tucker of St. Cloud, was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The Ford driver, 26-year-old Horacio Acevedo of Santa Paula, California, and the Mazda driver, 44-year-old Nicolaas Johannes Kruger of Mound, were not injured in the crash.
The report noted that the road was dry, airbags did not deploy in any of the three vehicles, and alcohol was not suspected. The St. Cloud police, St. Cloud fire crews, and Mayo EMS assisted after the collision. The St. Cloud crash remains under review.
We hope the injured driver receives the care needed and recovers fully.
Three-Vehicle Highway Crashes Create Injury Concerns
Three-vehicle highway crashes can happen quickly when vehicles are traveling in the same direction. A sudden slowdown, lane movement, or change in traffic flow may leave little time for drivers to react.
Even when airbags do not deploy, an injured driver may still need hospital care. Neck pain, back injuries, head pain, or soreness may appear after the force of a multi-vehicle collision.
After a highway accident involving several vehicles, investigators usually review vehicle spacing, speed, lane position, traffic flow, road conditions, and damage patterns. These details help explain how the vehicles came together.
