A 15-year-old Randall boy is dead, and two other juveniles are injured after a one-vehicle crash just before 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, in Morrison County.
According to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, 15-year-old Riley Ballou of Randall was traveling east on Forest Road in Green Prairie Township north of Little Falls when the vehicle he was driving left the road and struck a tree. The Little Falls Fire Department was dispatched to the scene for extraction purposes.
Life-saving efforts were attempted on Ballou but were unsuccessful, and the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ballou's passengers, 15-year-old Harley Gangl of Little Falls, and 16-year-old Derrick Andres of Randall, were both injured in the crash. Both were transported to St. Cloud Hospital, Gangl by North Air Care and Andres by Gold Cross Ambulance. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
The crash is under investigation by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office and the the Minnesota State Patrol.
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The Morrison County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Minnesota State Patrol, Little Falls Fire Department, North Air Care and Gold Cross Ambulance.
