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Tim Nelson

Stanek hospitalized after vehicle crash in Wright County

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Former Hennepin County Sheriff and current Republican gubernatorial contender Rich Stanek was hospitalized after a crash in Wright County on Tuesday night.

Stanek was at a campaign event at Buffalo Covenant Church in Buffalo. He was pulling out of the church parking lot in a pickup truck just after 8:30 p.m. when he collided with a passing car on State Highway 25, driven by a 40-year-old woman from Clearwater.

The State Patrol said the woman suffered minor injuries and didn't go to a hospital. Stanek, 60, was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale.

A statement from his campaign late Wednesday said that Stanek's injuries were not serious, but that he was being kept at the hospital as a precaution because he had previously undergone neck and back surgery for past injuries. He is expected to be sent home today.

A statement from a spokesperson said Stanek has continued to campaign from the hospital, and expects to resume in-person campaigning when he's discharged.

The State Patrol said roads were wet at the time of the crash, and that neither driver was believed to have been impaired by alcohol.