On the morning of June 30, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office along with the St. Stephen Fire Department and Gold Cross responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of CR 131 and 115th Avenue in Brockway Township, about two miles northwest of St. Stephen.
A 53-year-old male from Rice driving an SUV pulled up to a stop at a stop sign on 115th Avenue, then proceeded to enter the intersection. A car, driven by a 61-year-old male from Holdingford, was traveling east on CR 131, and struck the SUV driven by the Rice man, and also carrying the man’s relatives, a 48-year-old female, a 15-year-old male, a 14-year-old male, a 9-year-old male and a 22-month-old female.
The Holdingford man was treated on the scene with minor injuries. The people from Rice were transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance. No further information was available as of press time.