KUGLER TWP- A Tower woman was transported to the Virginia hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle struck a front end loader on Hwy. 135 south of Tower on March 27. Tina Shackelton, 57, was southbound on the snow-covered and icy highway when her 2002 Jeep Liberty struck the front-end loader, which was driven by Jeremy J. Leskiw, age 44, of Embarrass. Shackelton was treated at Essentia Health- Virginia, while Leskiw was uninjured.
Alcohol was not involved in the incident. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Breitung Police Department, Babbitt Police Department, Virginia Fire, and Tower Ambulance all responded to the scene.