Paynesville Teenager Hurt in Highway 23 Crash

PAYNESVILLE -- A Paynesville boy was hurt in a crash on Highway 23 Sunday night.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Highway 23 near County Road 123 in Paynesville.

Sixteen-year-old Stephen Peichel of Paynesville was driving his pick-up west on Highway 23, when he lost control, went off the right side of the road and ran into some trees.

Peichel was taken to the Paynesville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.