COOK- Three individuals were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries on Sunday as a result of a truck crash about five miles east of Cook on Sunday evening.
At approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, July 31, Michael Egan, 23, of Chanhassen, was driving westbound on Hwy. 115 just east of the Nylund Rd. intersection when his 2016 Ford truck veered off the highway into the south ditch. The truck hit a power pole with enough force to break it off, then overturned and started on fire.
Egan and his two passengers, Liam Arnar, 22, and Cole Shipman, 23, both of Excelsior, were transported to Cook and Essentia Health-Virginia hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office release, alcohol was a contributing factor to the crash.
Cook Fire and Ambulance, Tower Ambulance, Virginia Ambulance, and the Minnesota State Patrol assisted with the response.