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Eveleth man dies in fatal crash on icy roads

Dec 01, 2021 05:40AM ● By Editor
From WDIO-TV - November 30, 2021

The Minnesota State Patrol reports a 75-year-old man died in a fatal crash on northbound Hwy 53 Monday.

Stanley Giles Erkkila was identified as the victim. He is from Eveleth. 

He was a passenger in a GMC Rally Wagon that lost control on icy roads, rolled into the median, and came to rest on the southbound side of 53.

The driver, a 67-year-old man, and another passenger, a 47-year-old woman from Eveleth, had injuries that were not life-threatening. 

The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Monday. 


To see the original report and read related stories, follow this link to the WDIO-TV News website. https://www.wdio.com/news/eveleth-man-dies-fatal-crash-icy-roads/6316811/

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