Earlier today, at approximately 7:15 a.m. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department and Minnesota State Patrol responded to a crash between a semi-vehicle and another vehicle on Highway 102, between Crookston and Fertile, near 375th Street, about 13 miles southeast of Crookston and 7 miles north of Fertile. According to reports from the Department, the owner of the semi-vehicle was not injured in the crash, while the driver of the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Update at 3:00 p.m.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported that the semi-vehicle driver is, 73-year-old Harold Weiss of Fosston, was traveling southbound on the Highway and escaped the crash with no injuries. The other vehicle, a Chevy Cruze, was driven by 22-year-old Gideon Thompson of Fertile, who was traveling northbound on the Highway and sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. The State Patrol says alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
More details on the crash and charges will be available when more information is available—a video by Neil Carlson from iNewZ TV can be seen below to learn more about the crash.
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