FORT RIPLEY — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper is recovering following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, June 9, in Fort Ripley.
The crash was reported at 7:11 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 371 and Crow Wing County Highway 2 in Fort Ripley Township. The 54-year-old state trooper was driving a Dodge Charger west on County Highway 2 and a 38-year-old Little Falls man was driving a Ford F-150 truck north on Highway 371. The state patrol reported the Ford struck the Charger on the driver's side. Air bags in both vehicles deployed, according to the crash report.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Little Falls Fire Department and North Memorial Health assisted the state patrol at the scene.
The state patrol reported it was not releasing the names of the two drivers and further information on their injuries until Wednesday morning.
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