Sheriff: Driver suffers significant injuries after blowing through stop sign, crashing into tree
The 35-year-old had to be extricated from the vehicle.
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Stearns County Sheriff's Office
A seriously injured driver had to be extricated from his vehicle after going off the road and striking a tree.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. Saturday at the T-intersection of County Road 44 and County Road 144 in Lynden Township, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said. A 911 caller reported hearing "tires squealing and then the sound of a loud crash."
Deputies on the scene found a 2010 Dodge Ram in the ditch, with the driver — 35-year-old Joseph Cleveland of Kimball — pinned inside. According to the sheriff's office, he went through a stop sign, kept going eastbound off the roadway, then traveled down into an embankment and slammed into a tree.