AVON, Minn. — A two-vehicle crash in Stearns County Monday left one person dead and another airlifted from the scene.
According to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened in Avon Township shortly after 2 p.m.
Officials said a 62-year-old was going south on County Road 9 when he collided with a car that entered the intersection of Two Rivers Road and County Road 52, just north of St. Anna. The drive told authorities he did not see the car in time to brake and was going an estimated 55-60 mph at the time. County Road 9 does not have a stop sign.
The driver of the car, 18-year-old Ellie Wittstruck, of Sartell, died at the scene. Her passenger Gracie Grams, 18, of St. Cloud, was airlifted to a hospital with life threatening injuries. The 62-year-old driver had minor injuries and was not taken to a hospital.
