One person is dead after an accident Saturday night, Dec. 21, in rural Pennington County, Minn.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Gary Irven Austad, 58, of Lake Bronson, Minn., was northbound on Pennington County Road 22. The Cherokee did not stop for a stop sign where the road intersects Highway 1, and it and collided with a 2011 Chevy Traverse. The Jeep rolled into the ditch and Austad died on the scene.
According to the State Patrol, alcohol was a factor and Austad was not wearing a seatbelt.
There were non-life-threatening injuries to a 31-year-old woman and 9-year-old boy in the Traverse. They were wearing seatbelts and alcohol was not involved, according to the State Patrol.
The incident occurred at 11:23 p.m. Saturday.
