Motorist Charged for Injury Crash With Motorhome at Rochester Area-Intersection

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man has been charged in connection with a two-vehicle crash that involved a motorhome. 

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Monday. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash last November.

The drivers were the only people involved and they were both transported to a hospital. 

28-Year-Old Rochester Man Charged for November Crash Involving Motorhome

28-year-old Cesar Castro-Orozco is charged with a gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation count. 

The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on November 25 at the intersection of College View Road NE/Olmsted County Rd. 9 and 50th Ave. NE, which is just east of Rochester. 

First responders found a Class C motorhome in the middle of the road and an SUV in the ditch. 

The criminal complaint says the walls and roof of the motorhome were severely damaged and that members of the Rochester and Eyota Fire Departments responded to the scene to extract the driver from the motorhome. 

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While receiving medical treatment, the motorhome driver said he was heading east on Collegeview Rd. when a vehicle traveling on 50th Ave. NE ran a stop sign and entered the intersection, the court document says. 

The complaint does not describe the injuries suffered by the motorhome driver.

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Complaint: Beer Found in Vehicle of Rochester Man Accused of Causing Motorhome Crash

First responders had to cut Castro-Orozco’s seatbelt to free him from his vehicle. The complaint also says they noticed a faint odor of alcohol coming from Castro-Orozco, who was presenting, “snoring aspirations and a weak pulse.” 

Law enforcement found a beer can with a “slight amount of liquid” in the vehicle Castro-Orozco was driving, the court document states. 

Castro-Orozco suffered lacerations in the crash and was complaining of pain in his left forearm and right foot, the complaint says. 

Law enforcement obtained a warrant to draw a sample of Castro-Orozco’s blood. A Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension analysis of the blood sample measured his blood-alcohol concentration at 0.070, according to the complaint. 

Castro-Orozco is being charged via summons. He is due to make his first court appearance in July.