VEHICLE CRASH RESULTS IN FATALITY

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on April 16th 2021 at 11:49 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle crash on 140th ST NW in Wilkinson Township, rural Cass Lake, MN.

Deputies and responders arrived on scene and located a single motor vehicle, a 2010 Chevrolet Impala, that had left the roadway striking a tree. An adult female, age 34, of Cass Lake MN was located ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on scene. The female was the only occupant of the vehicle. An autopsy is scheduled with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office and the crash remains under investigation.

Assisting on scene were the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Leech Lake Ambulance and the Cass Lake Fire Department.