A Fourth of July ATV crash hurt a 12-year-old boy from Blaine and severely injured a 37-year-old man from Minneapolis.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that first responders were called shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Minnie Lake Drive and Crooked Creek Road in the small lake town of Emily, about 30 miles north of Brainerd.
Authorities say the man was traveling northeast on Minnie Lake Drive when the ATV left the roadway, striking trees and rolling.
A helicopter brought him to a Duluth-area hospital while the 12-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries and was released after treatment at a local hospital.
The crash remains under investigation and the Sheriff’s Office said alcohol is suspected to be “a contributing factor to the crash.”
