ELY - A 74-year-old Babbitt man was killed last Thursday in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 21 in Morse Township.
George J. Amitrano was pronounced dead at scene of the crash in the 1900 block of Highway 21 North late in the afternoon of Dec. 16.
According to a press release from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department, first responders arrived at the single-vehicle crash around 3:30 p.m. Authorities said Amitrano lost control of his pickup truck on the snow-covered and icy road, went into the ditch, and rolled over. The slippery road conditions were believed to have contributed to the crash. Amitrano was the only person in the truck.
The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Ely Fire Department, Ely Ambulance Service, Morse Township Fire Department and first responders, Minnesota State Patrol and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.