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Woman injured in I-90 crash

By Lori EhdeA 25-year-old Leota woman was airlifted to Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, after her car left the road on Interstate 90 Saturday morning.According to the accident report, Karla Kay Hofkamp lost control of her vehicle about 6:40 a.m. Saturday just west of Luverne.The Minnesota State Patrol report listed her injuries as not life-threatening, but Hofkamp remains hospitalized with a deflated lung."I’ve got a lot of pain, and I still have a chest tube in, but otherwise I’ll be all right," Hofkamp told the Star Herald Tuesday afternoon.She said she doesn’t know when she’ll be released.The report said the vehicle simply "ran off the road" into the median, and Hofkamp’s 1995 Buick Regal was totaled. Hofkamp, who was wearing her seatbelt, said the accident happened when she was distracted by something."I took my eyes off the road for a second, and it all happened after that," she said.Hofkamp was on her way to work at Wal-Mart in Worthington after a trip to Nebraska.

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